by David West | Mar 24, 2025 | News
King James VI of Scotland was pronounced King James I of England and Ireland on the 24th of March 1603, upon the death of Queen Elizabeth I. I confess that I’m not a great fan of King James, since he sent my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, to the Tower of London...
by David West | Mar 23, 2025 | News
On the 23rd of March, 1801, Paul I was struck with a sword, strangled, then trampled to death in his bedroom. Tsar Paul I of Russia, often overshadowed by his more illustrious predecessors and successors, was a monarch whose short and tumultuous reign from 1796 to...
by David West | Mar 22, 2025 | News
The Battle of Merton, fought on the 22nd of March, 871, was one of the defining clashes between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings during a period of intense conflict in England. Taking place in what is believed to be modern-day Marden, Wiltshire, the battle was part of...
by David West | Mar 21, 2025 | News
Thomas Cranmer, born on 2 July 1489 in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, was a seminal figure in the English Reformation. His life and work played a pivotal role in shaping the Church of England as it transitioned away from Roman Catholicism. As the first Protestant...
by David West | Mar 20, 2025 | News
Sir Walter Raleigh was freed from the Tower of London on the 20th of March, 1616. I didn’t treat Raleigh particularly well in The Spy who Sank the Armada. That’s because my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, worked for the Earl of Essex after Walsingham died, and Essex...
