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How-to History explains events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com
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Antiquaries like to potter around cool stuff left by people from the past! Long on observation and short on theory, they get looked down on by academic historians. @joesaunders1.bsky.social @howtohistory.bsky.social gives them their due. how-to-history.com/2026/01/28/a...
Antiquarianism
Joe Saunders Antiquarianism is the investigation of the past through its material remains. Antiquarians have served an important part in the study of history over the last few hundred years, and th…
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January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Antiquaries like to potter around cool stuff left by people from the past! Long on observation and short on theory, they get looked down on by academic historians. @joesaunders1.bsky.social @howtohistory.bsky.social gives them their due. how-to-history.com/2026/01/28/a...
Antiquarianism, by Joe Saunders. Antiquarians have served an important part in the study of history over the last few hundred years, and their work has helped the development of the modern historical sciences. how-to-history.com/2026/01/28/a...
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Antiquarianism, by Joe Saunders. Antiquarians have served an important part in the study of history over the last few hundred years, and their work has helped the development of the modern historical sciences. how-to-history.com/2026/01/28/a...
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I know it feels a long way off, but for those of you who think your August is missing a little early modern crime...why not sign up for the University of Oxford's summer school? I promise it will be more fun and less grim than you may think!
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/crim...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/crim...
Crime and Punishment in Early Modern London and the Home Counties
Crime and punishment in early modern London and the home counties is a rich area of study. Students will encounter not only the changes in the law across the period, but also the very real human stori...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I know it feels a long way off, but for those of you who think your August is missing a little early modern crime...why not sign up for the University of Oxford's summer school? I promise it will be more fun and less grim than you may think!
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/crim...
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/crim...
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Before insurance companies & government welfare, people set up "friendly societies" to assist each other when hard times hit. They kept careful records, @howtohistory.bsky.social & Joe Saunders write, which increasingly furnish data to historians. how-to-history.com/2025/12/31/f...
Friendly Societies
Joe Saunders Prior to the development of government and employer health insurance and financial services, friendly or ‘benevolent’ societies were an important part of many people’s lives. These soc…
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January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Before insurance companies & government welfare, people set up "friendly societies" to assist each other when hard times hit. They kept careful records, @howtohistory.bsky.social & Joe Saunders write, which increasingly furnish data to historians. how-to-history.com/2025/12/31/f...
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Friendly Societies, by Joe Saunders. Prior to the development of government and employer health insurance and financial services, friendly or ‘benevolent’ societies were an important part of many people’s lives. how-to-history.com/2025/12/31/f...
January 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Friendly Societies, by Joe Saunders. Prior to the development of government and employer health insurance and financial services, friendly or ‘benevolent’ societies were an important part of many people’s lives. how-to-history.com/2025/12/31/f...
Friendly Societies, by Joe Saunders. Prior to the development of government and employer health insurance and financial services, friendly or ‘benevolent’ societies were an important part of many people’s lives. how-to-history.com/2025/12/31/f...
January 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Friendly Societies, by Joe Saunders. Prior to the development of government and employer health insurance and financial services, friendly or ‘benevolent’ societies were an important part of many people’s lives. how-to-history.com/2025/12/31/f...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but Parliament introduced it. A festive read about Christmas past! 🔔 how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but Parliament introduced it. A festive read about Christmas past! 🔔 how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
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Early Tudor Christmas: how-to-history.com/2022/12/21/e...
Early Tudor Christmas
Anna Cusack In England before the Reformation Christmas for many began with the decoration of buildings with holly and ivy.[1] Churchwardens acquired them for churches while John Stow recalled that…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Early Tudor Christmas: how-to-history.com/2022/12/21/e...
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The Christmas Ghost Story: how-to-history.com/2023/12/13/t...
The Christmas Ghost Story
Anna Cusack The history of Christmas ghost stories and spooky tales stretches quite far back in English culture, and it is difficult to pinpoint a specific time and place of their origin. Early ref…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Christmas Ghost Story: how-to-history.com/2023/12/13/t...
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We have a range of seasonal #History posts you can read to inform and entertain over the festive period, including:
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas?
Anna Cusack Oliver Cromwell cancelled Christmas – so goes the word on the street. Many people have heard this, friends, family, and strangers often tout it. ‘The Puritans were so strict even Christ…
how-to-history.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We have a range of seasonal #History posts you can read to inform and entertain over the festive period, including:
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
We have a range of seasonal #History posts you can read to inform and entertain over the festive period, including:
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas?
Anna Cusack Oliver Cromwell cancelled Christmas – so goes the word on the street. Many people have heard this, friends, family, and strangers often tout it. ‘The Puritans were so strict even Christ…
how-to-history.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We have a range of seasonal #History posts you can read to inform and entertain over the festive period, including:
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/d...
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EXACTLY the same applies to the Parliamentary order to cease playing in 1642. Cromwell was just an MP at that point.
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
EXACTLY the same applies to the Parliamentary order to cease playing in 1642. Cromwell was just an MP at that point.
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Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
Monsters, by Thomas Wood. Sharing an old post on All Hallows Eve! 'Wherever they appear, monsters act as embodiments of those things that humanity should fear'. how-to-history.com/2024/10/30/m...
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Monsters, by Thomas Wood. Sharing an old post on All Hallows Eve! 'Wherever they appear, monsters act as embodiments of those things that humanity should fear'. how-to-history.com/2024/10/30/m...
Title Deeds, by Joe Saunders. Deeds are legal documents concerning the ownership or possession of property, usually regarding the transfer of land or a house from one person to another. how-to-history.com/2025/10/29/t...
Title Deeds
Joe Saunders Deeds are legal documents concerning the ownership or possession of property, usually regarding the transfer of land or a house from one person to another. They have been in use since …
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October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Title Deeds, by Joe Saunders. Deeds are legal documents concerning the ownership or possession of property, usually regarding the transfer of land or a house from one person to another. how-to-history.com/2025/10/29/t...
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How-to History
Instruction and information for historians. Into your inbox monthly.
how-to-history.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Please note that How-to History is in the process of relocating to a new platform. Email subscribers will continue to receive posts. Please bear with us during the construction of our new site: how-to-history.com
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Pre-Modern Chess, by Anna Cusack. Chess is an old game, a very old game, and as such its origins are much debated and complex. howtohistory.substack.com/p/pre-modern...
Pre-Modern Chess
The World
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September 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pre-Modern Chess, by Anna Cusack. Chess is an old game, a very old game, and as such its origins are much debated and complex. howtohistory.substack.com/p/pre-modern...
Pre-Modern Chess, by Anna Cusack. Chess is an old game, a very old game, and as such its origins are much debated and complex. howtohistory.substack.com/p/pre-modern...
Pre-Modern Chess
The World
howtohistory.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pre-Modern Chess, by Anna Cusack. Chess is an old game, a very old game, and as such its origins are much debated and complex. howtohistory.substack.com/p/pre-modern...
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Britain is crosshatched with lyke ways -- paths for transporting the newly dead toward burial & eternity. Famous, hikeable ones in Dartmoor and York Moors. @annacusack.bsky.social @howtohistory.bsky.social tell all about them. howtohistory.substack.com/p/corpse-roads
Corpse Roads
Britain
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September 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Britain is crosshatched with lyke ways -- paths for transporting the newly dead toward burial & eternity. Famous, hikeable ones in Dartmoor and York Moors. @annacusack.bsky.social @howtohistory.bsky.social tell all about them. howtohistory.substack.com/p/corpse-roads
Corpse Roads, by Anna Cusack. Corpse roads, sometimes known as burial roads or coffin roads were used for exactly what it sounds like, transporting a corpse. Often found in rural areas these paths lead from remote dwellings to the parish churchyard. howtohistory.substack.com/p/corpse-roads
Corpse Roads
Britain
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August 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Corpse Roads, by Anna Cusack. Corpse roads, sometimes known as burial roads or coffin roads were used for exactly what it sounds like, transporting a corpse. Often found in rural areas these paths lead from remote dwellings to the parish churchyard. howtohistory.substack.com/p/corpse-roads
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Liberation 1945 – As it Happened
Channel Islands
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Liberation 1945 – As it Happened
Channel Islands
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Liberation 1945 – As it Happened
Channel Islands
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July 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Latest @howtohistory.bsky.social blog
Liberation 1945 – As it Happened
Channel Islands
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Liberation 1945 – As it Happened
Channel Islands
Link 👉 howtohistory.substack.com/p/liberation...
Liberation 1945 – As it Happened. Could you imagine how the events leading up to, and the eventual Liberation of Jersey and Guernsey in May 1945 would have been ‘reported’ on social media? Liberation 1945 – As It Happened showed how it might have been. howtohistory.substack.com/p/liberation...
Liberation 1945 – As it Happened
Channel Islands
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July 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Liberation 1945 – As it Happened. Could you imagine how the events leading up to, and the eventual Liberation of Jersey and Guernsey in May 1945 would have been ‘reported’ on social media? Liberation 1945 – As It Happened showed how it might have been. howtohistory.substack.com/p/liberation...
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There's still time to sign up for our hybrid Historic Wills Transcribathon, this Thurs 24 July, 1-4pm BST:
willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com 📅🕐
Join us online or in person in Exeter & help us transcribe early modern wills 📜✍️
We'll email registered attendees with joining info in the next 2 days 💻
willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com 📅🕐
Join us online or in person in Exeter & help us transcribe early modern wills 📜✍️
We'll email registered attendees with joining info in the next 2 days 💻
July 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
There's still time to sign up for our hybrid Historic Wills Transcribathon, this Thurs 24 July, 1-4pm BST:
willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com 📅🕐
Join us online or in person in Exeter & help us transcribe early modern wills 📜✍️
We'll email registered attendees with joining info in the next 2 days 💻
willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com 📅🕐
Join us online or in person in Exeter & help us transcribe early modern wills 📜✍️
We'll email registered attendees with joining info in the next 2 days 💻
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Recent articles on How-to History are on Trade Tokens, Leases, Pub Signs and Lascars. Read these and all our posts for free: howtohistory.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Recent articles on How-to History are on Trade Tokens, Leases, Pub Signs and Lascars. Read these and all our posts for free: howtohistory.substack.com