JWFotographic

This is a temporary internet site for Hands on History

Hands on History, formed in 1997, offers a range of historical interpretation services to schools, National Trust and English Heritage - covering various eras from Anglo Saxon through to WW2.

Hands on History also specialise in millinery and costume for the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian periods.

HATS Period.co.uk

Full range of Smoking hats now available (to order or via The Original Reenactors Market)

Professor Range Professor
The Constantinople Constantinople
The Royal Range The Royal
The Arabesque Arabesque
Armistice Armistice
Forget-me-not (Still in production)
Wisteria (Still in production)
Midnight Rainbow (Still in production)

We also make and sell ladies bonnets (Regency and Victorian) to match your specific outfit.

You will have seen us at the original reenactors market (TORM) in November

Please e-mail jane@handsonhistory.orangehome.co.uk for more information on any Hands on History service or product or visit our new web site www.hatsperiod.co.uk

Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee at Chiltern open air Museum on

3-5 June 2012 with The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (www.q2vb.co.uk)

See more images at: Diamond Jubilee

Hands on History recently recreated Queen Victoria's December 1877 visit to Hughenden Manor in High Wycombe for the National Trust. Here she and Disraeli discussed political matters surrounding the Russian invasion of Turkey and planted a tree to celebrate her visit. - Watch the video: Victoria at Hughenden

(Video & Photos by LWWPhotography)

Let Hands on History facinate your audiance with a practical demonstration of Victorian ice cream making and see how sub zero temperatures can be created without the aid of electricity!

e-mail jane@hatsperiod.co.uk for more details.