#HistoryHit

[76bookworm76]

Some more history for the writers...

[vox-anglosphere]

Monasteries

[gaykarstaagforever]

A three part BBC show from 2001 about many of the most infamous horrible events that can be linked to the Tower of London (most which will be familiar to you if you were ever a student in England, or are a fan of the Game of Thrones incidents directly inspired by this stuff.)

The show is presented here edited together into one 2 hour plus program, on the Chronicle channel, which is run by HistoryHit, the niche streaming platform that apparently bought the rights to this show? I don't know. They repost Time Team too, and you can't easily find that anywhere, so I suppose they have it officially.

This Tales from the Tower show is great fun because it is the perfect example of these kinds of infotainment programs from the late 1990s / early 2000s. I don't know if the US History Channel started all this, but they did it well, and so did the BBC. Tons of pop history and science and g-g-ghost shows with a veneer of truthiness about them. But most of their information is sensational sub-high school level trivia they paid an intern nothing to copy out of a discredited old encyclopedia.

This show in particular eagerly ramps up the tales of the horrid and the macabre...which it then immediately and endearingly undercuts with hammy acting and glossy cheapo video filming and production design reminiscent of the soap operas these very people also got paid to make.

And the stock sound effects - my god. I realize that in 2001 AAA video games were still a thing for extra turbo nerds. The average person would not immediately recognize and laugh at Stock Scream #47 from that one giant sound library everyone in the Western world uses for everything. But this is 22 years later and this all now plays like a YouTuber's ironic comedy skit.

And I have such nostalgia for this era of pab. There was still a simple naivete to these shows, like you suspected the producers thought you were stupid, but it wasn't painfully obvious quite yet. This was the step before Zak Bagans and that Ancient Aliens dick just went full bullshit graft. I miss this.

Oh and the music here is exceptionally strange. It is too loud, unrelenting, and about half the time is 100% a ripoff of everything Dario Argento did for horror movies in the 70s. Like the exact same creepy synth noise tracks and weird, tonally inappropriate funky disco grooves. It is jarring and strange and I love it, but I have no idea why they went with this. They play this stuff over medieval historical recreations and PG sequences of people being peeled. I guess someone finally remembered they went to film school one day in the editing booth. It is quite artistically unique for a show like this.

(Trigger warning: this is 2 hours of people being murdered and tortured, hosted by a narrator who suspects you're kind of into it.)

[bforbetterthanyou]

Of course I do love English/British history but the fact that Talking Tudors’ latest episode is about James II rather than literally anything else that was actually happening in the actual Tudor period/16th century (ie in other parts of the world) just shows how much Anglican/western bias so many history podcasts have.

Like I totally understand there might be some logistical issues in that you can’t get an expert to talk about a subject if there is no expert and, also, even if there is an expert they might not speak English but to the first point I would say if you look hard enough, there’s gonna be an expert out there because there are historians all over the world studying just about everything in history and to the second point I’d say USE AN INTERPRETER

[oneofthosecrazycatladies]

Okay so I’m a history student so I’m probably biased here, but if you’re interested in current events/politics I think it’s super important to also study history. Obviously not everyone can study history in an academic setting or afford those insanely expensive non-fiction academic books so I think podcasts can be a great way for people to get into history in an easy and accessible way.

If you’re interested in American politics, two of my favorite American history podcasts are American HistoryHit and NPR’s Throughline. They both do a great way of explaining the history in a clear and easy-to-understand way.

[author-morgan]

Hello! I'm currently reading through your amazing backlog of fics, and you are such a compelling and excellent writer. Fan fiction writers add an air of anachronism to anything historical that generally disrupts the flow and takes the reader out of the story, but I never get that when reading your work. As someone who wants to get into writing AC fan fiction, do you have any tips for maintaining historical accuracy? I tried using the games for details but found their info to be lacking. Thanks!

Thank you, thank you. ❤️🥺🥰❤️🥺🥰

Not to sound like a broken record, but research, research, and more research. I won't sugarcoat it because it takes a lot of time to dig around for good sources about certain historical periods, and more often than naught, I find those in scholarly journals or historical texts themselves. Find historians who specialize in a certain period of history. I like Roel Konijnendijk for Ancient History, and, for example, I’ve read the Histories by Herodotus for my Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey stories, especially the long fics. (Just ask @mrsragnarlodbrok, she knows how crazy I can get when looking into historical stuff for fics, even if it's literally almost a PWP, lol.) 

Watch documentaries and listen to trusted podcasts about history! You'll absorb a surprising amount of information just by listening (I often have some sort of documentary on in the background when I'm working from home—the HistoryHit YouTube and related channels are all great places to start looking, especially for Greek-Roman stuff).   

Even though it is difficult to remove the influences of modern morals, standards, and ethics from my worldview and writing, I try my utmost to be true to what would have been commonplace for the societal views and standards within the respective eras — that means someone living in Saxon England is more than likely going to be a Christian and live by what the Church says until the plot potentially demands otherwise! 

It's also vital to understand the limitations of the knowledge and technology of the time you're writing for. One of the most egregious faux pas I can think of in this respect that I’ve seen repeated (whether it be for historical fiction or fanfiction) comes with wound treatment and care — in a world without proper sanitation and antibiotics, things like gut wounds would almost always be fatal. 

Speaking of wound care, look for old medical books and accounts of battlefield treatments (e.g., the American Civil War era) to know how things would have been treated. Looking into the native vegetation from an area and digging around for any medicinal properties can help you construct your own types of authentic (perhaps not accurate, though) cures. This plays into my next point, don't be afraid to make reasonable extrapolations!

Diction! Language matters. Modern language and slang will distract from the overall authenticity of the story if not done with moderation or intent. Sure, you don’t have to go back to Ye Olde English, but make sure you’re picking words that fit, especially in the dialogue, and that there is consistency. Something that helps me write for the Gilded Age (late 1800s) is reading letters people used to write one another. In general, I feel tossing in a few swears (like fuck) now and then won’t kill the mood so much, but if you can find period-appropriate swears, then even better! This is a case where reading historical documents and texts can help.  

Don’t overlook the small things! The small things can help create a sense of authenticity. This can be something like understanding the fabrics and dyes available during a certain time period and the style of clothing that was common (and how these differed between classes). A commoner in the Viking period wouldn’t have silk pillows or “mounds of silk” on their beds. Are certain foods available during the time period you’re writing for? Potatoes are probably the worst offenders for this. 

One last thing is just watching historical/period films and TV shows. Often, there are common bits of misinformation or tropes you can start to spot once you start researching that don't really fit—once you spot those, don't do it (unless there's a very good reason for it)!

I’m sure I’m just scratching the surface, but these are the key ideas and philosophy that guide me when writing fics for historical (and fantasy based on historical eras — Game of Thrones) times. In the end and given the nature of the fandoms I write for, I personally strive for authenticity over true accuracy.

[yesadanlerma]

Merry Christmas 2024! -- 11 Christmas Paintings by Norman Rockwell in a 2022 Article From HistoryHit

Merry Christmas by Norman Rockwell in 2022 article from HistoryHit – https://www.historyhit.com/culture/a-norman-rockwell-christmas/ Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Though my own art work veers and merges between abstract, impressionist and figurative, Norman Rockwell’s paintings have always appealed to me, even long before I became aware how courageous he was with his topics, such as segregation…

[mirandamckenni1]

Uncovering Sex Lives of the Romans | With Honor Cargill-Martin From popular TV series to kinky paintings, there is a recurring image today of Romans as lust-filled, mad degenerates. But the reality is a lot more...complicated. Join Tristan Hughes and historian Honor Cargill-Martin as they explore the sex lives of ancient Romans living c.2,000 years ago - Emperors, statesmen, freedmen, slaves and more. Sorting fact from fiction, they explore why erotic imagery could be found all across the Roman Empire, acceptable vs deplorable marriage partners and just why gladiators became such sex symbols. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsely, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, and iOs & Android. We're offering a special discount to History Hit for our subscribers, get 50% off your first 3 months with code YOUTUBE: https://ift.tt/LWgGdvY #historyhit #romanhistory #romanlife via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7sNDOvrnc

[malkaleh]

I was listening to a classical historian talk about Julius Caesar and listen I’m sure someone has done this but learning that red knee high boots were considered a universal sign of kingship has me going MEMES WHEN.

(It was The Ancients podcast by historyhit and I believe it was the episode on the Ides Of March with Dr Emma Southon)

[sheltiechicago]

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Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.

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[ancientegyptdaily]

Watch "Inside The Magnificent Tomb Of Tutankhamun! | Dan Snow In The Valley Of The Kings" on YouTube

[historysisco]

Catching up on a little History viewing courtesy of Dan Snow @thehistoryguy and @historyhit

Snow is currently at the Antarctic tracing the steps of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the ship Endurance.

For those who might not be familiar with Shackleton and the Endurance, the ship was part of an Antarctic expedition to achieve the first on land crossing of the continent in 1914. They were unable to achieve their goal when it's sailing vessel, The Endurance, was crushed in the ice and sank in 1915. As Shackleton left to find help, the crew of the Endurance survived on the Antarctic ice and fierce waters of the Weddle Sea. Shackleton would return to rescue his crew on August 30, 1916.

This current expedition is trying to find the submerged wreck of the Endurance.

#SirErnestShackleton #Endurance #Endurance22 #DanSnow #HistoryHit #AntarcticHistory #ExplorationHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #HistorySisco

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[penandswordbooks]

We spotted an article by author Dr Lynne Graham-Matheson on @historyhit entitled, ‘A Force for Social Reform: Who Was Mrs Despard?’. 👩🏻‍💻 Graham-Matheson’s book, Mrs Despard and The Suffrage Movement – Founder of The Women's Freedom League, is out now in hardback and coming soon in paperback. (You’ll find a direct link to the article via the book’s page on our website.) 😍👀📚 • #BooksToRead #History #SocialHistory #Suffrage #SuffrageMovement #WomensFreedomLeague #WomenOfHistory #Biography #Recommended #HistoryHit #RecommendedReads #Bookworm #BookLovers #PenAndSword #PenAndSwordBooks (at Pen and Sword Books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDGm4OAJMIT/?igshid=g6zdxynfhyai