Editorial Review
In my recent post on my writing progress I explained that I’m waiting for editorial reviews of Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. I was hoping they would have something nice to say, which I could use for the back cover blurb, and...
Turtle
The problem with daily historical posts is that you risk repeating yourself. For the 7th of September I was drawn to the arrest of Thomas Howard for his part in the Ridolfi Plot, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. But I’ve done...
John Dalton
Wikipedia tells me that on the 6th of September, 1803, John Dalton began using symbols to represent chemical elements. I wonder if he chose his birthday to do that or it was coincidence. I have posted about Dalton before in relation to his colour blindness. John...
Alexander Farnese
On the 5th of September, 1590, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, led an army which forced Henry IV of France to lift his siege of Paris. There are some intersections with the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures here. Henry IV features in The Suggested Assassin, the third...
Peter III of Aragon
On the 4th of September, 1282, Peter III of Aragon became King of Sicily. Here’s another great opportunity to swat up on Sicilian history in preparation for our holiday there in September. Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon, known as James the Conqueror,...
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was fought on the 3rd of September, 36BCE. It was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the late Roman Republic. It marked the destruction of the naval power of Sextus Pompeius, the son of Pompey the Great, and secured control of the...
Education
Yesterday I was having a clear out of my bedside cabinet and found an old school report from spring 1978. It was my A level year. My masters in maths and physics seemed quite pleased. They thought I was working hard, and might do well. What is interesting for me is...
Cleopatra
On the 2nd of September, 44BCE, Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declared her son, Ptolemy VII Caesarion co-ruler. Cleopatra (69–30 BC) was the last effective ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and one of the most remarkable political figures of the ancient world....
Emma Nutt
The 1st of September is Emma Nutt Day. On this day in 1878 she became the first female telephone operator, beginning a career that helped transform both the telephone industry and employment opportunities for women. Although she never achieved the fame of inventors...
Editorial Review
In my recent post on my writing progress I explained that I’m waiting for editorial reviews of Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. I was hoping they would have something nice to say, which I could use for the back cover blurb, and...
Turtle
The problem with daily historical posts is that you risk repeating yourself. For the 7th of September I was drawn to the arrest of Thomas Howard for his part in the Ridolfi Plot, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. But I’ve done...
John Dalton
Wikipedia tells me that on the 6th of September, 1803, John Dalton began using symbols to represent chemical elements. I wonder if he chose his birthday to do that or it was coincidence. I have posted about Dalton before in relation to his colour blindness. John...
Alexander Farnese
On the 5th of September, 1590, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, led an army which forced Henry IV of France to lift his siege of Paris. There are some intersections with the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures here. Henry IV features in The Suggested Assassin, the third...
Peter III of Aragon
On the 4th of September, 1282, Peter III of Aragon became King of Sicily. Here’s another great opportunity to swat up on Sicilian history in preparation for our holiday there in September. Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon, known as James the Conqueror,...
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was fought on the 3rd of September, 36BCE. It was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the late Roman Republic. It marked the destruction of the naval power of Sextus Pompeius, the son of Pompey the Great, and secured control of the...
Education
Yesterday I was having a clear out of my bedside cabinet and found an old school report from spring 1978. It was my A level year. My masters in maths and physics seemed quite pleased. They thought I was working hard, and might do well. What is interesting for me is...
Cleopatra
On the 2nd of September, 44BCE, Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declared her son, Ptolemy VII Caesarion co-ruler. Cleopatra (69–30 BC) was the last effective ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and one of the most remarkable political figures of the ancient world....
Emma Nutt
The 1st of September is Emma Nutt Day. On this day in 1878 she became the first female telephone operator, beginning a career that helped transform both the telephone industry and employment opportunities for women. Although she never achieved the fame of inventors...