Tag: middle ages

  • “There’s no such thing as the Middle Ages…”

    “There’s no such thing as the Middle Ages…”

    By Emily Ward What does the early Middle Ages have in common with the Illuminati, the moon landing and JFK? The answer – that, like the other three, it has also been the subject of a conspiracy theory – may come as a surprise. This conspiracy, often called Phantom Time Hypothesis, suggests that the early…

  • Thinking about Sleep Across History

    Thinking about Sleep Across History

    By Albert Kohn In a certain sense, sleeping is the great unifying experience across time and place. Regardless of time period, almost every person spends one-third to one-half of their life asleep thus a good portion of our modern lives are identical to those of medieval people! Yet, sleeping is not just the experience of…

  • Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2019

    Doing History in Public Year in Review: 2019

    Editor of DHP Stephanie Brown (@StephEmmaBrown) looks back at 2019. As it is New Year’s Eve, let’s take one final look at 2019, before the resolutions of 2020 begin. In fact, it was a resolution that kicked off 2019 for DHP. Veganuary saw Greggs launch their vegan sausage roll and they quickly struggled to keep up…