Dos de Mayo
On the 2nd of May, 1818, the people of Madrid rose up in rebellion against French occupation. The Dos de Mayo Uprising of 1808 remains one of Spain's most significant and stirring historical events. It marks the beginning of the Spanish War of Independence against...
Cato Street
On the 1st of May, 1820, the Cato Street Conspirators were executed. In the rich tapestry of British history, the Cato Street Conspiracy is a dramatic episode that offers a vivid glimpse into the turbulent times of the early 19th century. Overshadowed by other...
Edict of Nantes
On the 30th of April, 1598, King Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes. Henry IV, (or Henri in the French spelling of the time) is a character in The Suggested Assassin, the third book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. The Edict of Nantes, enacted in 1598...
Siege of Orleans
On the 29th of April, 1429, Joan of Arc arrived at Orleans to relieve the siege. Unlike Chat GBT, I didn’t realise that they had aircraft back then. What was all that fuss about the Wright Brothers? Anyway, back to the Siege of Orleans. The 15th century was a pivotal...
Mutiny on the Bounty
On the 28th of April 1789, Lieutenant William Bligh and eighteen sailors were set adrift in a small boat following the mutiny on HMS Bounty. I’ve posted about my favourite films, but didn’t think of Mutiny on the Bounty. The Mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most...
John Milton
On the 27th of April, 1667, John Milton sold Paradise Lost to a printer for £10. Milton was born on the 9th of December, 1608, into a family that valued education and the arts. His father, a scrivener and composer, provided him with the resources and encouragement to...
Copernicus
I have posted about Copernicus before. But I am visiting Padua, and Nicolaus Copernicus, the renowned Renaissance astronomer, spent a significant period of his academic life in Padua, which greatly influenced his intellectual development and astronomical theories....
Tourism
On the 26th of April 1336, the Italian scholar and poet Francesco di Petracco, Petrarch, climbed Mont Ventoux for pleasure, which made him the first tourist. I have written about Petrarch before, but hadn’t been aware that he started tourism, as well as his many other...
Lysander
On the 25th of April 404 BCE, Admiral Lysander blockaded Athens and brought the Peloponnesian War to an end. Lysander was born in the early 5th century BC in the city-state of Sparta, an environment that placed great emphasis on military prowess and discipline. While...
Dos de Mayo
On the 2nd of May, 1818, the people of Madrid rose up in rebellion against French occupation. The Dos de Mayo Uprising of 1808 remains one of Spain's most significant and stirring historical events. It marks the beginning of the Spanish War of Independence against...
Cato Street
On the 1st of May, 1820, the Cato Street Conspirators were executed. In the rich tapestry of British history, the Cato Street Conspiracy is a dramatic episode that offers a vivid glimpse into the turbulent times of the early 19th century. Overshadowed by other...
Edict of Nantes
On the 30th of April, 1598, King Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes. Henry IV, (or Henri in the French spelling of the time) is a character in The Suggested Assassin, the third book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. The Edict of Nantes, enacted in 1598...
Siege of Orleans
On the 29th of April, 1429, Joan of Arc arrived at Orleans to relieve the siege. Unlike Chat GBT, I didn’t realise that they had aircraft back then. What was all that fuss about the Wright Brothers? Anyway, back to the Siege of Orleans. The 15th century was a pivotal...
Mutiny on the Bounty
On the 28th of April 1789, Lieutenant William Bligh and eighteen sailors were set adrift in a small boat following the mutiny on HMS Bounty. I’ve posted about my favourite films, but didn’t think of Mutiny on the Bounty. The Mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most...
John Milton
On the 27th of April, 1667, John Milton sold Paradise Lost to a printer for £10. Milton was born on the 9th of December, 1608, into a family that valued education and the arts. His father, a scrivener and composer, provided him with the resources and encouragement to...
Copernicus
I have posted about Copernicus before. But I am visiting Padua, and Nicolaus Copernicus, the renowned Renaissance astronomer, spent a significant period of his academic life in Padua, which greatly influenced his intellectual development and astronomical theories....
Tourism
On the 26th of April 1336, the Italian scholar and poet Francesco di Petracco, Petrarch, climbed Mont Ventoux for pleasure, which made him the first tourist. I have written about Petrarch before, but hadn’t been aware that he started tourism, as well as his many other...
Lysander
On the 25th of April 404 BCE, Admiral Lysander blockaded Athens and brought the Peloponnesian War to an end. Lysander was born in the early 5th century BC in the city-state of Sparta, an environment that placed great emphasis on military prowess and discipline. While...