by David West | May 15, 2026 | News
On the 15th of May, 1618, Johannes Kepler confirmed his previously rejected third law of planetary motion. He first formulated it on the 8th of March but rejected it after initial calculations. I find it extraordinary that in 1633 Galileo was tried for defending...
by David West | May 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
It has been around six weeks since the last progress report on my writing, so here’s an update. Cade’s Point, the sixth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures is progressing well. Yesterday I watched the 1983 BBC version of Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part Two,...
by David West | May 14, 2026 | News
The Battle of Lewes, fought on 14th of May, 1264, was one of the most dramatic confrontations of the Second Barons’ War and a turning point in the long struggle between the English Crown and its leading nobles. The clash pitted the forces of King Henry III against a...
by David West | May 13, 2026 | News
The Battle of Langside was fought on the 13th of May, 1568, between the forces of Mary Queen of Scots and the supporters of her son, James VI. My ancestor, the Elizabethan spy, Sir Anthony Standen, was master of horse to Lord Darnley, and travelled to Edinburgh with...
by David West | May 12, 2026 | News
The Jagiellonian University was founded on the 12th of May 1364 in Kraków, Poland. Claire and I visited it last year. Unfortunately we didn’t get inside as it was closed during our stay. The library houses many treasures including the manuscript of De revolutionibus...
