by David West | Mar 14, 2025 | News
I have posted about Admiral Nelson, but today is the anniversary of the death of another admiral. Admiral Sir John Byng’s name is etched in history not for naval victories but for one of the most infamous military executions in British history. His death by firing...
by David West | Mar 13, 2025 | News
The Battle of Oosterweel was fought on the 13th of March, 1567, and marked the outbreak of the Eighty Years’ War, which ultimately led to the independence of the Dutch Republic from Spanish rule. My ancestor, the Elizabethan spy Sir Anthony Standen, was caught up in...
by David West | Mar 12, 2025 | News
On the 12th of March, 1088, Urban II was elected as the 159th Pope. Pope Urban II was one of the most influential popes of the Middle Ages, best known for launching the First Crusade in 1095. His leadership reshaped the course of European and Middle Eastern history,...
by David West | Mar 11, 2025 | News
On the 11th of March, 1387, the English mercenary, John Hawkwood, led Padua to victory over Verona in the Battle of Castagnaro. John Hawkwood (c. 1320 – 1394) was one of the most famous and formidable English mercenaries of the 14th century. Known in Italy as...
by David West | Mar 10, 2025 | News
On the 10th of March, 1661, Louis XIV began his personal rule of France following the death of Cardinal Mazarin, his premier. I have completed the first draft of the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, in which Louis XIII, Louis XIV’s father, is a key...
