by David West | Jan 26, 2025 | News
On This Day tells me that on the 26th of January 1784 Benjamin Franklin expressed his unhappiness over the choice of the eagle as the symbol of America. Benjamin Franklin expressed his dissatisfaction with the bald eagle as America’s national emblem primarily...
by David West | Jan 25, 2025 | Readers Club
I met Rosemary at the Dartmouth Book Festival. I have just finished reading her book, and heartily commend it. The woman of noble wit in question is Katherine Raleigh née Champernowne, mother of Sir Walter Raleigh, amongst many others. The story starts gently, not at...
by David West | Jan 25, 2025 | News
King Edward III of England was crowned on 25th January 1327, following a tumultuous period marked by political instability and the deposition of his father, King Edward II. Born on 13th November 1312, Edward was the son of Edward II and Isabella of France. His early...
by David West | Jan 24, 2025 | News
On the 24th of January 1568 the Duke of Alva declared William I of Orange an outlaw. William is a character in The Spy who Sank the Armada, the first book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. My account of my ancestor’s life (he was the elder brother of my tenth...
by David West | Jan 23, 2025 | News
On the 23rd of January, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to earn a degree in medicine. I have posted about the education of women before, particularly in medicine. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910) was a pioneering figure in the...
