by David West | Dec 20, 2024 | News
On 20th December 1192 Richard I was captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his return from the Third Crusade. Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart (1157–1199), is one of history’s most iconic monarchs. Born to King Henry II of England and...
by David West | Dec 19, 2024 | News
On 19th December 1686 Robinson Crusoe left his desert island after 28 years of being marooned, according to Daniel Defoe’s famous novel. Daniel Defoe (c. 1660 – April 24, 1731) was an English writer, journalist, businessman, and covert government agent, widely...
by David West | Dec 18, 2024 | News
On 18th December 1965 Gemini 7 splashed down after almost two weeks orbiting the Earth. It was Jim Lovell’s first space flight, Frank Borman was the Pilot in Command. I have posted about my favourite films, and although I named several, Apollo 13 is top. James Arthur...
by David West | Dec 17, 2024 | News
On This Day tells me that on 17th December 1572 the Spanish set fires in Haarlem, in the Netherlands, during the Eighty Years War. Sir Anthony Standen was sent by Walsingham as a spy during that war. In my account of his incredible life, The Spy who Sank the Armada,...
by David West | Dec 16, 2024 | News
I have posted recently about potatoes and Sir Walter Raleigh. Discoveries like potatoes and tobacco would probably not have been made without contact with native Americans. That’s where Myles Standish comes in. Myles Standish (c. 1584–1656) was an English military...
