by David West | May 22, 2025 | News
On the 22nd of May, 1377, Pope Gregory VI issued five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of John Wycliffe. Early Life and Career Born around 1320 in Yorkshire, England, John Wycliffe was a man of humble beginnings. He attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he...
by David West | May 21, 2025 | News
Albrecht Dürer was born on the 21st of May, 1471, in Nuremberg, Germany. His name is synonymous with innovation and mastery in the realms of art and printmaking. He was a towering figure in the Northern Renaissance. His life and work bridged the gap between the...
by David West | May 20, 2025 | News
I have posted about my own aviation journey. The 20th of May is an outstanding day for aviators. It was on the 20th of May, 1927, that Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, bound for Paris. It was also on the 20th of May, but in 1932,...
by David West | May 19, 2025 | News
On the 19th of May, 1499, Catherine of Aragon was married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine was 13 and Arthur was 12. In my work in progress, the fifth book of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, King Louis XIII of France is married by proxy to Anne of...
by David West | May 18, 2025 | News
On the 18th of May, 1593, following the interrogation of Thomas Kyd, an arrest warrant for the playwright Christopher Marlowe was issued. Marlowe presented himself to the Privy Council the following day, but was told that there was no meeting and that he should...
by David West | May 17, 2025 | News
The raid on German dams by 617 Squadron took place on the night of 16th/17th of May, 1943. In the annals of World War II history, few operations capture the imagination quite like the audacious raid on German dams by the Royal Air Force’s 617 Squadron. Known as...
