by David West | Jul 29, 2026 | News
Clara Bow was born on the 29th of July 1905 in Brooklyn, New York. Clara Bow was one of the most iconic figures of the silent film era, a performer whose vivacious personality and natural screen presence helped define 1920s Hollywood. She rose from a troubled and...
by David West | Jul 28, 2026 | News
The Battle of Cascina was fought on the 28th of July, 1364, between Florentine and Pisan forces near Cascina, on the River Arno, in modern day Italy. This has caught my attention because in my research for Cade’s Point, the sixth book in the Sir Anthony Standen...
by David West | Jul 27, 2026 | News
On the 27th of July, 1890, Vincent Van Gogh shot himself and died two days later. I have posted about the artists of Sir Anthony Standen’s lifetime, but I don’t think I have written about any more recent artists. My work in progress, Cade’s Point, the sixth book in...
by David West | Jul 26, 2026 | News
On the 26th of July, 1184, approximately sixty nobles died when the floor of a building next to Erfurt Cathedral collapsed and the fell through to drown in a cesspit. It became known as the Latrine Disaster. The disaster took place during a bitter dispute between...
by David West | Jul 25, 2026 | News
On the 25th of July, 1896, Elizabeth MacKintosh was born. She is better known By her pen name Josephine Tey. She was one of the most original crime writers of the twentieth century. Probably ten or so years ago I read an article in which crime writers nominated their...
