by David West | Jun 28, 2023 | News
Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie, on this day in 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and Gavirilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb nationalist. The assassination triggered a series of...
by David West | Jun 25, 2023 | News
I saw this unusual pub sign in Falmouth today. Apparently there was a prison called Pennycomequick in Plymouth. Pen y cwm coet means the head of a wooded valley in Cornish, and that would fit quite well with the pub’s location. The unusual pub sign made me think about...
by David West | Jun 22, 2023 | News
The church forced Galileo to recant his heresy, on this day in 1633. Galileo believed that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Whereas the church believed that the Sun revolves around the Earth. Galileo plays a major role in my second book, Fire and Earth. When I...
by David West | Jun 20, 2023 | News
I posted recently about my ancestor Elias Standen who was a sergeant farrier at the battle of Waterloo. I didn’t know very much about Farriers, so had to do some research. Farriers are skilled professionals who play an essential role in maintaining the health and...
by David West | Jun 18, 2023 | News
The Duke of Wellington and Field Marshall von Blücher defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, on this day in 1815. My 3rd great-grandfather, Elias Standen was there. He was a sergeant-farrier with the Royal Horse Artillery. I’ve posted about him before. The battle began at...
by David West | Jun 15, 2023 | News
Military intelligence and tactics are vital. I mentioned The Ship Inn in a recent post. It possesses the most magnificent stained glass window. The banner in the window says “Ye Shippes of Fowey Haven preparing to welcome ye Armada.” The Ship Inn also displays a...
