by David West | Sep 13, 2025 | News
On the 13th of September, 1807, Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Opus 86, premiered. It was commissioned by Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy. I am drawn to this topic for two reasons. I was interviewed by John Suchet at the 2024 Dartmouth Book Festival, and John is the great...
by David West | Sep 12, 2025 | News
The accepted date of the Battle of Marathon is the 12th of September, 490 BCE. On that day, on a sun-drenched plain near the small town of Marathon, an event unfolded that would echo through the corridors of history. It was a time when the mighty Persian Empire, under...
by David West | Sep 11, 2025 | News
On the 11th of September, 9CE, The Battle of Teutoburg Forest was fought. I’ve written about a few Roman Emperors, Caesar, Nero and Commodius, but not Augustus. It’s time to put that right. The Battle of Teutoburg Forest, also known as the Varian Disaster, was a...
by David West | Sep 10, 2025 | News
On the 10th of September, 1515, Thomas Wolsey was invested as a Cardinal. Thomas Wolsey (c. 1473 – 29 November 1530) was a prominent English churchman, statesman, and cardinal who rose to become one of the most powerful figures in the court of King Henry VIII. His...
by David West | Sep 9, 2025 | News
On the 9th of September, 1513, King James IV of Scotland was killed during the Battle of Flodden. King James IV of Scotland: A Renaissance Monarch King James IV ascended to the Scottish throne in 1488 following the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of...
