May – named after Maia (meaning The Great One), the Italic goddess of spring. May is linked with Beltane, Hobby Horses and Maypoles.
Date: June 18thCategory: Labour History | Class Resistance | Industrial Action Forget polite picket lines and well-behaved commuters.There were times in British history when the trains didn’t just stop — they were stopped, by the very people who ran them.…
Date: May 30thCategory: Reflection | Celebration | Historical Round-Up We began with bonfires and ended with book clubs.We met martyrs, messengers, makers, and myth-breakers.And together, we spent 30 days travelling through history’s greatest rebellions — and finding their echoes in…
Date: May 29thCategory: Everyday Resistance | Practical Action | Living History Resistance isn’t just for the battlefield, the ballot box, or the barricade.It’s in your shopping list.Your bookshelf.Your embroidery hoop.Your inbox. Today, as The Time Traveller’s Guild approaches the final…
Date: May 28thCategory: Hidden Histories | Resistance Networks | Wartime Communication Think all great rebels carried swords or shouted in squares? Some rode bicycles.Some hid leaflets in loaves of bread.Some simply knocked on a door and said, “A letter for…
Date: May 27thCategory: Hidden Histories | Cultural Resistance | Bookish Revolution Whispers in the stacks. Smuggled leaflets between the covers of Dickens. Underground newspapers tucked beside the encyclopaedias. Throughout history, libraries have been far more than places to borrow books…
Date: May 26thCategory: Modern Movements | Legacy & Impact | Looking Forward History isn’t finished.It’s not just dusty banners and archived footnotes — it’s happening right now. Today’s rebels are tomorrow’s monuments, museum exhibits, and GCSE exam questions. They’re creating…
Date: May 25thCategory: Reflection | Historical Remembrance | Resistance & Legacy They didn’t always carry flags.They weren’t always remembered in books.Some never made it into the photographs, the statues, or the speeches. But they resisted. Today, The Time Traveller’s Guild…
Date: May 23rdCategory: History Unfolded | Quiz Answers | Rebel Lore You marched. You mused. You muttered “I should’ve known that” more than once. But now, it’s time to mark your answers and find out if you’re a Guild-grade rebel,…
Date: May 22ndCategory: Hidden Histories | Craft as Protest | Resistance & Espionage Forget digital encryption — the original resistance tech was needle and thread. For centuries, especially in times of war and oppression, textiles became a secret language. Quilts,…
Date: May 21stCategory: Hidden Histories | Labour & Resistance | Industrial Revolution Say the word “Luddite” today and you’ll likely hear: “Oh, you mean people who hate technology?” But that’s a gross injustice to the original Luddites — skilled workers,…
