#TodayInHistory – November 28
November 28 – Some important events on this day. 1291 👉🏼 Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I of England, dies in Northamptonshire. Crosses are erected where her body […]
Horatio Nelson: from frail guy to National Hero
Often maggot-infested, the food was often uneatable, living quarters were tiny and discipline was extremely strict, with the threat of lashing punishment by the cat-o’-nine-tails ever present. Winston Churchill would […]
#TodayInHistory – November 27
November 27 – Some important events on this day. 176 👉🏼 Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the rank of Imperator 1095 👉🏼 Pope Urban II preaches 1st […]
#TodayInHistory – November 26
November 26 – Some important events on this day. 43 BC 👉🏼 Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed 783 […]
#TodayInHistory – November 25
November 25 – Some important events on this day. 1034 👉🏼 Malcolm II, King of Scots (Máel Coluim mac Cináeda) (b. 980) dies; Donnchad, the son of his second daughter […]
Tham Piew Cave: a tangible reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.
On this day, November 24, 1968, daily life began much as it had for some time. Villagers, accustomed to bombs and rocket attacks in the region, had long sought refuge […]
#TodayInHistory – November 24
November 24 – Some important events on this day. 380 👉🏼 Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople 1434 👉🏼 River Thames in London freezes over […]
#TodayInHistory – November 23
November 23 – Some important events on this day. 800 👉🏼 Charlemagne arrives in Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. 1248 👉🏼 Conquest of Seville by […]
#TodayInHistory – November 22
November 22 – Some important events on this day. 845 👉🏼 First King of all Brittany, Nominoe defeats Frankish King Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon, near Redon […]
#TodayInHistory – November 21
November 21 – Some important events on this day. 164 BC 👉🏼 During Maccabbean revolt Judas Maccabaeus recaptures Jersusalem and rededicates the Second Temple, commemorated since as Jewish festival Hanukkah […]
#TodayInHistory – November 20
November 20 – Some important events on this day. 284 👉🏼 Roman soldier Diocletian proclaimed Emperor by the army 762 👉🏼 Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of […]
#TodayInHistory – November 19
November 19 – Some important events on this day. 1274 👉🏼 Mongol army lands at Hakata Bay in Japan during their first invasion attempt and are defeated; a typhoon destroys […]
#TodayInHistory – November 18
November 18 – Some important events on this day. 326 👉🏼 Old St. Peter’s Basilica consecrated in Rome (stood 4th – 16th century), later replaced by current Basilica 1421 👉🏼 […]
#TodayInHistory – November 17
November 17 – Some important events on this day. 1278 👉🏼 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins 1558 👉🏼 Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English […]
2i’s: the birthplace of British Rock ‘n’ Roll
The BBC’s first pop music show, Six-Five Special, was broadcast on this day, November 16 1957, from the tiny 2i’s Coffee Bar in London, know as the birthplace of British […]
#TodayInHistory – November 16
November 16 – Some important events on this day. 13 👉🏼 General Tiberius’ (later Emperor) triumphant procession through Rome after siege of Germany 534 👉🏼 Second and final revision of […]
#TodayInHistory – November 15
November 15 – Some important events on this day. 1315 👉🏼 Battle of Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austria 1492 👉🏼 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to […]
Nell Gwyn: the temptress who enchanted a king
In history, King Charles II consorted with a long line of mistresses and had 13 children by them. Nell Gwyn, who died on this day, November 14, 1687, is the […]
#TodayInHistory – November 14
November 14 – Some important events on this day. 1524 👉🏼 Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia 1666 👉🏼 Diarist Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion […]
Stamford bull run: a custom demised after 700 years of cruelty
If you are lucky enough to own a castle you want to enjoy the fine views on your lands from your windows. And that, according to legend, is just what […]
#TodayInHistory – November 13
November 13 – Some important events on this day. 1789 👉🏼 Benjamin Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes” 1839 👉🏼 Last bull run in Britain […]
#TodayInHistory – November 12
November 12 – Some important events on this day. 764 👉🏼 Tibetan troops occupy Chang’an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty 1823 👉🏼 Great North Holland Canal […]
#TodayInHistory – November 11
November 11 – Some important events on this day. 308 👉🏼 The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius […]
#TodayInHistory – November 10
November 10 – Some important events on this day. 1444 👉🏼 Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1619 👉🏼 René Descartes has the dream that inspires […]
#TodayInHistory – November 9
November 9 – Some important events on this day. 694 👉🏼 Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Muslims/sentenced to slavery 1313 👉🏼 Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick […]
#TodayInHistory – November 8
November 8 – Some important events on this day. 392 👉🏼 Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion 1519 👉🏼 1st meeting of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II and […]
The true story of Lord Lucan, the British aristocrat who killed his maid and disappeared forever
In 1974, Britain, and later much of the rest of the world, was captivated by the brutal murder of a 29-year-old nanny named Sandra Rivett, and the disappearance of the […]
#TodayInHistory – November 7
November 7 – Some important events on this day. 921 👉🏼 Treaty of Bonn: East France & West France recognize each other 1492 👉🏼 Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field […]
#TodayInHistory – November 6
November 6 – Some important events on this day. 1528 👉🏼 Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas 1572 👉🏼 […]