by David West | Aug 29, 2026 | News
The Battle of Winchelsea was fought on the 29th of August, 1350, during the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Also known as the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer (“The Battle of the Spaniards at Sea”), it was fought off the coast of Winchelsea in Sussex. It...
by David West | Aug 28, 2026 | News
On the 28th of August, 1963, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. I have written several times about Martin Luther, so it’s high time for the great Martin Luther King. Martin Luther...
by David West | Aug 27, 2026 | News
On the 27th of August, 410CE, the sacking of Rome by the visigoths ended after three days. I have written about the sacking of Rome by the Vandals in 455 CE, so let us consider the first sacking of Rome. By the beginning of the fifth century, the Western Roman Empire...
by David West | Aug 26, 2026 | News
The Battle of Crécy was fought on the 26th of August 1346, and the English defeated a French army twice its size.It marked a turning point in medieval warfare, demonstrating that disciplined infantry and missile troops could defeat a much larger force of heavily...
by David West | Aug 25, 2026 | News
On the 25th of August, 1537, the Honourable Artillary Company was formed. It is the oldest surviving regiment of the British Army and the second most senior after the Life Guards. My father was in the Rifle Brigade in World War II, and my third great-grandfather,...
by David West | Aug 24, 2026 | News
On the 24th of August, 1349, six thousand Jews were murdered in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.The massacre of the Jews of Mainz in 1349 was one of the most devastating episodes in the long history of anti-Jewish persecution in medieval Europe. It...
