by David West | Apr 11, 2025 | News
The Battle of the Basque Roads, also known in French as the Battle of the Aix Roads, took place between the 11th and the 25th of April, 1809. It was a significant naval conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, pitting the British Royal Navy against the French Navy. The...
by David West | Apr 10, 2025 | News
On the 10th of April, 1710, The Statute of Anne came into force in Great Britain. It is a cornerstone in the history of copyright law, representing a seminal moment in the transition from royal privileges to individual authors’ rights. Named after Queen Anne,...
by David West | Apr 9, 2025 | News
On the 9th of April, 1609, Spain and the Dutch Republic signed the Treaty of Antwerp, bringing about a twelve year truce in the Eighty Years’ War. My ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, was sent by Francis Walsingham as a spy to Flanders in 1570 were the Eighty Years’ War...
by David West | Apr 8, 2025 | News
On the 8th of April, 1906, Auguster Deter died. She was the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, the neurologist who studied her condition extensively. Born on May 16, 1850, in Kassel, Germany, Deter lived during a...
by David West | Apr 7, 2025 | News
On the 7th of April, 1141, Empress Matilda became the first female ruler of England. Empress Matilda, also known as Maud, was a pivotal figure in English history, embroiled in one of the most turbulent periods of medieval England known as The Anarchy. Born in 1102,...
