Hysterical History

15/06/2026

Pirates anyone?
Faversham Pirate Festival 5th July

15/06/2026

Its amazing to get any kind of feedback from anyone but from people that have never seen you speaks volumes.
A fair few personal messages from parents who attended this weekends Egyptology workshop with Dr Digby Rocks at the British Museum and have not had the feedback as yet from the museum so looks good. Lots of kids very excited to meet Dr Digby Rocks and was amazing to be asked to have breakfast again with alot of rhe families next morning wanting to know more. It is exciting to sleep in a museum such as this but that doesnt make it anymore comfortable I must say 🤣.
Anyway we are back in August for more Egyptian fun!

14/06/2026

Apparently the gift shop at the British Museum do some awesome stuff but I find, if your an archaeologist you want the better stuff......so I thought I'd take one-off the Sarcophagus...its fine they've got loads, they won't miss one!
Plus it's like a kinder surprise...you never quite know whats inside until you unwrap it!

13/06/2026

British Museum tonight and the crowds are super excited!

13/06/2026

All set up at the British Museum for a night of teaching Egyptology to over 140 families all of who are sleeping over in the museum tonight as we are also.....heres hoping no mummies or for that matter daddies too sleep walk!

10/06/2026

Very pleased to hear today that we have been recognised as England's largest collector of Japanese armour (which we knew already) but also as a 'Outstanding ambassador for Japanese culture and heritage in the UK'
Mainly because we run workshops for the public and let the public get up and close to our armours.
There is no leather or plastic armour in our collection! They are all custom made and functional!

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

In 1717, the pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, captured the French ship La Concorde near Martinique. The vessel had been carrying 445 enslaved Africans across the Atlantic, part of the brutal trade that moved people by force for profit. After taking the ship, Blackbeard renamed it Queen Anne’s Revenge and turned it into his most famous flagship.

What happened to the people aboard is one of the more complicated parts of the story. Many of the enslaved Africans were reportedly released or left on nearby islands, while others became part of Blackbeard’s crew. Pirate ships were harsh and dangerous places, but compared with plantation bo***ge, joining a pirate crew could offer some people a rare chance at freedom, pay, and a share of stolen goods.

With Queen Anne’s Revenge, Blackbeard became one of the most feared pirates in the Atlantic. The captured ship gave him more size, more guns, and a terrifying reputation that spread quickly across the Caribbean and the American coast. Behind the legend, though, was a darker truth: one of history’s most famous pirate ships began as a sl@ve ship.