by David West | Feb 10, 2025 | News
On 10th February 1635 William Davenant’s play, “The Temple of Love”, was performed at Whitehall featuring Queen Henrietta Maria. Sir William Davenant was an English poet, playwright, and theatrical figure, best known for his role in the development of English drama...
by David West | Feb 9, 2025 | News
On the 9th of February 1287 a massive storm across south-east England hit the Cinque Ports and the port of New Romney was stranded a mile inland. The Cinque Ports were a medieval confederation of five key coastal towns in southeastern England, originally granted...
by David West | Feb 8, 2025 | News
On 8th February 1587 Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringay Castle. I have posted about Mary before, because she knighted my ancestor, Elizabethan Spy, Sir Anthony Standen. The execution itself was rather a gruesome mess. Mary was led to the Great Hall of...
by David West | Feb 7, 2025 | News
On the 7th of February 1812, Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) made his maiden speech in the House of Lords. He spoke in defence of the Luddites. The trial of the Luddites took place during the height of the Luddite movement, a workers’ rebellion against mechanisation...
by David West | Feb 6, 2025 | News
On the 6th February 1918 women over the age of 30 were granted the vote in the United Kingdon. The suffragettes were a group of women activists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who fought for women’s right to vote. Their movement, which emerged primarily in...
