On the 9th of March, 1776, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, is one of the most influential works in the history of economics and political thought. Often...

On the 8th of March, 1844, the Althing, Iceland’s parliament, reopened after 45 years of closure. Judging by AI’s painting it seems to be a bit of an open-air affair. Hardy people the Icelanders, clearly. Wikipedia tells me that it is the oldest surviving parliament...

On the 7th of March, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for his invention of the telephone. I haven’t always been a great fan of the telephone. I remember when I was a child, and my father was in hospital, answering the phone to be told that my father...

On the 6th of March, 1323, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Paris is quite an important city, so as you might expect there have been dozens of treaties of Paris. I’ll just deal with the one signed on this day in 1323. It deals with Flanders, and whilst Flanders evokes...

I posted recently about the inspiration for my work-in-progress, Cade’s Point, the sixth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. The theme is education and the conflict is with those who believe that education for the poor is evil. I am currently reading...

Books. I have posted before about the censorship of Copernicus’s book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres on the 5th of March 1616. Fire and Earth, the second book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures explores the conflict between Faith and Reason.  The Index...

On the 4th of March, 1152, Frederick I Barbarossa was elected King of Germany. I have posted about Barbarossa before, but in the context of Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union. Frederick I Barbarossa (c. 1122–1190), one of the most formidable and charismatic rulers...

Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state on the 3rd of March, 1845. Florida is by far the U.S. state that I have spend the most time in so far. I learnt to fly in Florida, then had to return to take the flight test because the first time I had to return to my job...

The College of Arms was formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III on the 2nd of March, 1484. The Royal College of Arms is one of the oldest surviving institutions of heraldry in Europe, and its history is closely intertwined with the...

On the 9th of March, 1776, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776, is one of the most influential works in the history of economics and political thought. Often...

On the 8th of March, 1844, the Althing, Iceland’s parliament, reopened after 45 years of closure. Judging by AI’s painting it seems to be a bit of an open-air affair. Hardy people the Icelanders, clearly. Wikipedia tells me that it is the oldest surviving parliament...

On the 7th of March, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for his invention of the telephone. I haven’t always been a great fan of the telephone. I remember when I was a child, and my father was in hospital, answering the phone to be told that my father...

On the 6th of March, 1323, the Treaty of Paris was signed. Paris is quite an important city, so as you might expect there have been dozens of treaties of Paris. I’ll just deal with the one signed on this day in 1323. It deals with Flanders, and whilst Flanders evokes...

I posted recently about the inspiration for my work-in-progress, Cade’s Point, the sixth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. The theme is education and the conflict is with those who believe that education for the poor is evil. I am currently reading...

Books. I have posted before about the censorship of Copernicus’s book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres on the 5th of March 1616. Fire and Earth, the second book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures explores the conflict between Faith and Reason.  The Index...

On the 4th of March, 1152, Frederick I Barbarossa was elected King of Germany. I have posted about Barbarossa before, but in the context of Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union. Frederick I Barbarossa (c. 1122–1190), one of the most formidable and charismatic rulers...

Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state on the 3rd of March, 1845. Florida is by far the U.S. state that I have spend the most time in so far. I learnt to fly in Florida, then had to return to take the flight test because the first time I had to return to my job...

The College of Arms was formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III on the 2nd of March, 1484. The Royal College of Arms is one of the oldest surviving institutions of heraldry in Europe, and its history is closely intertwined with the...