By Tim Lambert Ancient Bras Ancient Greek women wore a form of bra called an apodesme. Roman women also wore a band of cloth or leather around their chest called a strophium or mamilare. However, for hundreds of years after the fall of Rome, women usually did not wear anything for support. From the 16th… Continue reading A History of Bras
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Last Orders at The Bar
By Gabriella Bowe-Peckham This is a dissertation by Gabriella Bowe-Peckham about the loss of British heritage and community values as seen through the decline in pubs in Hampshire. It looks particularly at the town of Romsey, which once had an important brewing industry. It was also famous for its pubs!
A History of Blandford Forum
By Tim Lambert Dedicated to Catherine Greenway Early Blandford Forum Blandford Forum began as a Saxon settlement by the River Stour. (It’s believed the river’s name is derived from a Saxon word meaning strong or mighty). At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, Blandford was called Blaneford. It’s not certain where the ‘Blane’… Continue reading A History of Blandford Forum
A History of Lancaster
By Tim Lambert Roman Lancaster The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD. Lancaster began when the Romans built a fort in the area about 80 AD. A small town grew up alongside the fort because the soldiers provided a market for the townspeople’s goods. However Roman civilization declined in the 4th century and in the… Continue reading A History of Lancaster
A History of Panties
By Tim Lambert Early Panties Roman women sometimes wore panties called a subligaculum. However, after the fall of Rome, women did not usually wear panties until the end of the 18th century. Their only underwear was a long linen garment called a shift, which they wore under their dress. In modern times, women’s panties were… Continue reading A History of Panties
A history of Clapham
By Tim Lambert Dedicated to Lucinda Wilde Early Clapham The Roman road called Stane Street, which ran from London to Chichester went through the area where Clapham now stands. However, Clapham began as a Saxon village. Its name was originally clopp ham, which meant the village (ham) by the short hill (clopp). At the time… Continue reading A history of Clapham
A History of Brighton
By Tim Lambert Early Brighton Brighton began as a small Saxon village. The Saxons landed in Sussex in the 5th century AD and they founded the kingdom of Sussex including the village of Brighton. It was once called Beorthelm’s tun (Beorthelm’s farm or village). Centuries later it grew into the city of Brighton. Fishermen lived… Continue reading A History of Brighton
A Brief History of Silver
By Tim Lambert Ancient Silver From Ancient Times silver has been used for jewelry and for eating and drinking vessels. People have been mining silver since at least 3,000 BC. Silver was also used for coins. From about 400 BC silver coins were used in Greece. The Romans had a silver coin called a denarius.… Continue reading A Brief History of Silver
A Brief History of Coffee
By Tim Lambert The Discovery of Coffee The Ethiopians invented coffee. The coffee plant is native to Ethiopia. According to legend, coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian goatherd called Kaldi around the year 800. He noticed that goats that ate certain beans became very lively. So coffee was found. Later, people added hot water to… Continue reading A Brief History of Coffee
A History of Knickers
By Tim Lambert Knickers in the 19th Century Women did not usually wear knickers until the end of the 18th century. However, after about 1800, women also wore underwear called drawers. Today we still say a pair of knickers. That is because in the early 19th century, women’s underwear consisted of two separate legs joined… Continue reading A History of Knickers