by David West | Jan 30, 2025 | News
The 30th January stands out for me due to two events related to the English Civil War. On this date in 1647 King Charles I was sold by the Scottish Presbyterians to the English Parliament for around £100,000. That is probably around £15 to 20 million in today’s money....
by David West | Jan 29, 2025 | News
On This Day tells me that on 29th January 1595 William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was first performed. It was published in early 1597. Romeo and Juliet is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It is a tragic love story that explores themes of love,...
by David West | Jan 28, 2025 | News
On the 28th of January 1547 Edward succeeded his father, Henry VIII, as King Edward VI. It’s another way of saying that Henry VIII died on 28th January 1547. King Edward VI of England, born on October 12, 1537, was the son of Henry’s third wife Jane Seymour. His...
by David West | Jan 27, 2025 | News
The On This Day website spoils me with choice for 27th January. King Charles I was found guilty and sentenced to beheading in 1649. King James VI had a Scottish schoolmaster Dr John Fian burned for witchcraft in 1591, and the Vatican opened a blasphemy and theological...
by David West | Jan 26, 2025 | News
On This Day tells me that on the 26th of January 1784 Benjamin Franklin expressed his unhappiness over the choice of the eagle as the symbol of America. Benjamin Franklin expressed his dissatisfaction with the bald eagle as America’s national emblem primarily...
by David West | Jan 25, 2025 | News
King Edward III of England was crowned on 25th January 1327, following a tumultuous period marked by political instability and the deposition of his father, King Edward II. Born on 13th November 1312, Edward was the son of Edward II and Isabella of France. His early...
