by David West | Apr 30, 2026 | News
On the 30th of April, 1859, Charle Dickens published the first edition of his literary magazine, All The Year Round, containing the first installment of A Tale of Two Cities. Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was the most celebrated novelist of the Victorian age and remains...
by David West | Apr 29, 2026 | News
I can’t believe I haven’t written about James Cook before now. He got a brief mention in my post on Antarctica. Well, here goes then. On the 29th of April, 1770, Captain James Cook arrived in a bay on Australia’s south east coast which he named Botany Bay. Cook was...
by David West | Apr 28, 2026 | News
As a writer of historical fiction, the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, I am interested in both history and words. My pick for today’s historical event is the assassination of Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem, on the 28th of April, 1192. The assassination was...
by David West | Apr 27, 2026 | News
The Battle of Dunbar was fought on the 27th of April, 1296. It was one of the opening engagements of the First War of Scottish Independence and resulted in a decisive English victory. Though sometimes overshadowed by later battles such as Stirling Bridge and...
by David West | Apr 26, 2026 | News
Marie de Medici was born on the 26th of April 1575. She is a character in two of the published books in my Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, The Spy who Sank the Armada and The Suggested Assassin. She is a central character in the fifth book in the series, Serpents...
