by David West | Apr 14, 2026 | Readers Club
Clouds Over Paris is the diary of Felix Hartlaub, a German lance corporal serving in Paris in late 1940. He had studied history at the University of Heidelberg then gained his doctorate at the University of Berlin. He was employed doing archival research for the...
by David West | Apr 14, 2026 | News
The Battle of Barnet was fought on the 14th of April, 1471. Barnet got a fleeting mention in my post on Malmsey wine, but let’s delve into the detail. The Battle of Barnet was one of the decisive engagements of the Wars of the Roses and a turning point in the struggle...
by David West | Apr 13, 2026 | News
Catherine de Medici was born on the 13th of April, 1519, in Florence. She is a minor character in The Spy who Sank the Armada, the first book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. I have mentioned her in a previous post, but let us look into her life in more detail....
by David West | Apr 12, 2026 | News
On the 12th of April, 1606, the Union Flag was adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships. I’m going to say straight away that I consider the Union Flag to be the Union Jack when it is flown at the jackstaff of one of His Majesty’s ships. It’s controversial but...
by David West | Apr 11, 2026 | News
On the 11th of April, 1814, the Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed. It ended the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forced him to abdicate uncondionally for the first time. It does feel increasingly as though I’m running out of history I want...
