by David West | Sep 6, 2026 | News
Wikipedia tells me that on the 6th of September, 1803, John Dalton began using symbols to represent chemical elements. I wonder if he chose his birthday to do that or it was coincidence. I have posted about Dalton before in relation to his colour blindness. John...
by David West | Sep 5, 2026 | News
On the 5th of September, 1590, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, led an army which forced Henry IV of France to lift his siege of Paris. There are some intersections with the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures here. Henry IV features in The Suggested Assassin, the third...
by David West | Sep 4, 2026 | News
On the 4th of September, 1282, Peter III of Aragon became King of Sicily. Here’s another great opportunity to swat up on Sicilian history in preparation for our holiday there in September. Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon, known as James the Conqueror,...
by David West | Sep 3, 2026 | News
The Battle of Naulochus was fought on the 3rd of September, 36BCE. It was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the late Roman Republic. It marked the destruction of the naval power of Sextus Pompeius, the son of Pompey the Great, and secured control of the...
by David West | Sep 2, 2026 | News
Yesterday I was having a clear out of my bedside cabinet and found an old school report from spring 1978. It was my A level year. My masters in maths and physics seemed quite pleased. They thought I was working hard, and might do well. What is interesting for me is...
by David West | Sep 2, 2026 | News
On the 2nd of September, 44BCE, Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declared her son, Ptolemy VII Caesarion co-ruler. Cleopatra (69–30 BC) was the last effective ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt and one of the most remarkable political figures of the ancient world....
