Milk Chocolate

 28 July is National Milk Chocolate Day. Let's hear it for a Swiss gentleman named Daniel Peter who invented milk chocolate in 1875. I hate dark chocolate. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-chocolate/

Henry VIII marries (again)

 On 28 July 1540 Henry VIII married Catherine Howard (poor old Catherine!).  

Ancient Myths

 This is my latest video - Myths about the Ancient World

Life in Rome

 In Ancient Rome women could not vote or hold public office. However, women were allowed to own and inherit property and some ran businesses. (In the Bible there is a woman named Lydia who sold purple cloth). In certain trades, some women helped their husbands, especially in silver working and perfumery. Furthermore, some women were priestesses or worked as midwives or hairdressers. Some women were gladiators. 

Stevenage

 Stevenage began as a Saxon village in 7th Century Hertfordshire. It was called Stith ac, which means strong oak. In those days trees were used as meeting places and perhaps one large oak used in that way gave Stevenage its name. At any rate by the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 Stevenage was a little village. To us, it would seem tiny but settlements were very small in those days. At the time of the Domesday Book Stevenage belonged to the Abbey of Westminster. https://localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-stevenage/

Rosalind Franklin

 The scientist Rosalind Franklin was born on 25 July 1920. She may not be very famous today but she played a crucial role in understanding the structure of DNA. In reality, there have been women scientists all the way through history. https://localhistories.org/a-timeline-of-women-scientists/

Rowlands Castle

 Seven years ago I made this little video about the village of Rowlands Castle in Hampshire https://youtu.be/x15dp3tl6_M