by David West | Jul 12, 2026 | News
Josiah Wedgwood (1730–1795) was one of the most influential figures of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, a master potter whose innovations transformed ceramics from a craft into a sophisticated industry. His life combined artistic vision, scientific curiosity, and...
by David West | Jul 11, 2026 | News
On the 11th of July, 1576, Martin Frobisher sighted Greenland whilst exploring the North Atlantic seeking the Northwest Passage. Well it hasn’t been that long since Trump threatened to take Greenland from NATO partner Greenland. But even a few weeks seems like a...
by David West | Jul 10, 2026 | News
The Battle of Northampton was fought on the 10th of July 1460, during the Wars of the Roses. Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeated the king’s Lancastrian army and took King Henry VI prisoner. My wife Claire was born in Northampton, so we visit quite often....
by David West | Jul 9, 2026 | News
On the 9th of July, 1763, the Mozart family began their grand tour of Europe which greatly enhanced son Wolfgang Amadeus’s profile. I have written about Beethoven, and if I’m honest, I can’t think of a piece that would make it to my desert island discs, yet Mozart’s...
by David West | Jul 8, 2026 | News
Artemisia Gentileschi was born on the 8th of July 1593. She is a minor character in Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, partly because the timing of her rapist’s trial fitted into the book’s timeline, and because misogyny was the...
