by David West | Mar 2, 2025 | News
On the 2nd of March, 1717, The Loves of Mars and Venus became the first ballet to be performed in England. I have to confess that I’m not an aficionado, but Claire is. It was written by John Weaver. Weaver was born in Shrewsbury, England, in 1673, into a family of...
by David West | Mar 1, 2025 | News
On the 1st of March, 1516, the first New Testament was published in Greek by Erasmus. Erasmus was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, around 1466. He was the illegitimate son of a priest and received his early education in monastic schools. After joining the...
by David West | Feb 28, 2025 | News
On the 28th of February 1646 Roger Scott was tried for sleeping in church in Massachusetts. The trial of Roger Scott is a lesser-known but notable event from colonial America, particularly in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Scott was punished for “repeated sleeping in...
by David West | Feb 27, 2025 | News
On the 27th February 1594, Henry of Navarre was crowned at Chartres Cathedral. He is the only French monarch to have been crowned there, because Reims and Paris were occupied by the Catholic League. Henry of Navarre (1553 – 1610), later known as Henry IV of...
by David West | Feb 26, 2025 | News
On the 26th of February 1924 the trial of Adolf Hitler, for treason after the Beer Hall Putsch, began in Munich. The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch, was a failed coup attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) to overthrow the German...
