by David West | Jun 27, 2026 | News
On the 27th of June, 1556, eleven men and two women, one of whom was pregnant, were burnt to death, the men tied to the stake, the women “allowed” to run freely in the flames. The Stratford Martyrs were a group of Protestant believers executed for heresy during the...
by David West | Jun 26, 2026 | News
The first Grand Prix motor race was over the 26th and 27th of June 1906 on closed public roads outside the city of Les Mans. Officially known as the 1906 French Grand Prix, it marked a turning point in the development of motor racing, establishing many of the...
by David West | Jun 25, 2026 | News
It’s not a weight loss programme. This is diet in the sense of mode of living, from the Greek diata. In particular, since in the Middle Ages living and religion were somewhat inseperable, it concerns the reformation. The Diet of Augsburg was one of the most...
by David West | Jun 24, 2026 | News
The Battle of Sluys was fought on the 24th of June 1314. The English fleet, commanded personally by King Edward III, almost completely destroyed the French fleet. It took place off the coast of Flanders near the port of Sluys (modern-day Sluis in the Netherlands) and...
by David West | Jun 23, 2026 | News
On the 23rd of June, 1940, Adolf Hitler went on a three hour tour of Paris with Albert Speer and Arno Breker. It was Hitler’s only visit to Paris. Albert Speer and Arno Breker were two of the most prominent cultural figures associated with the regime of Adolf Hitler...
by David West | Jun 22, 2026 | News
The Empire Windrush occupies a central place in modern British history. Although it was originally just one passenger vessel among many travelling between the Caribbean and Britain, its arrival in 1948 came to symbolise the beginning of large-scale post-war migration...
