by David West | Dec 15, 2024 | News
On 15th December 1569 Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (1542–1601) fled to Scotland after the failure of his rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I. He was an English nobleman whose life is remembered for his role in the northern rebellion against Queen Elizabeth...
by David West | Dec 14, 2024 | News
On 14th December 1542 Princess Mary Stuart became Queen Mary I of Scotland upon the death of her father King James V. She was just six days old. Her early reign was governed by regents due to her infancy. Mary was sent to France at the age of five, betrothed to the...
by David West | Dec 13, 2024 | News
On 13th December 1577 Sir Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth on his three year circumnavigation of the globe. It was an extraordinary expedition that cemented his reputation as one of England’s greatest explorers and privateers. Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I,...
by David West | Dec 12, 2024 | News
The On This Day website tells me that on the twelfth of December 1792, Beethoven had his first lesson in composition from Haydn. I’ve posted about being interviewed at the Dartmouth Book Festival by John Suchet. I doubt that anyone knows more about Beethoven than...
by David West | Dec 11, 2024 | News
The Battle of Villaviciosa was fought on 10th and ended on 11th December, 1710. It was a pivotal moment in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714). This engagement, between the Bourbon forces led by Philip V of Spain and the Habsburg-allied forces under Austrian...
