by David West | Jan 9, 2026 | News
One of the problems of writing about historical events on this day is repeating yourself. I was going to write today about income tax, well we do have Rachel Reeve’s budget at the end of this month. Then I discovered that I did income tax last year. Sounds will opt...
by David West | Jan 8, 2026 | News
On the 8th of January, 1297, François Grimaldi captured the Rock of Monaco. The Grimaldis trace their origins to the powerful Genoese aristocracy of the Middle Ages. They were originally a prominent Guelph family in Genoa, aligned with the papal faction against the...
by David West | Jan 7, 2026 | News
On the 7th of January, 1940, during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland, Finland’s outnumbered 9th Division stopped and decisively defeated the Soviet Union’s 163rd and 44th Rifle Divisions. The Battle of Raate Road, fought between the 1st and 7th of...
by David West | Jan 6, 2026 | News
On the 6th of January, 1721, the Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble published its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians. Robert Walpole’s handling of the crisis was commended. The South Sea Bubble was one of the...
by David West | Jan 5, 2026 | News
I have some writing progress to report. I have had my first article published in Red Herrings, the monthly newsletter of the Crime Writers’ Association. It’s a full-page article directly after the editor’s Happy New Year page. I wrote on the subject of finding the...
