by David West | Nov 9, 2024 | News
Charles Neville was one of the leaders of the Northern Rebellion of 1569 and also a character in The Spy who Sank the Armada,the story of Sir Anthony Standen my 10th great-grandfather’s elder brother. I chose Neville because he was in the right places at the...
by David West | Nov 8, 2024 | News
The eighth of November seems to have been an important day in the history of libraries on both sides of the Atlantic, as both the Bodleian and Library Company of Philadelphia were founded on that day, in 1602 and 1731 respectively. The Bodleian Library is one of the...
by David West | Nov 7, 2024 | News
I have posted about Renaissance musicians previously. The On This Day website tells me that on the seventh of November 1507 John Blanke is first mentioned in a written record when he petitioned Henry VII for a pay increase, citing his commitment and expertise. He was...
by David West | Nov 6, 2024 | News
The Sir Anthony Standen Adventures would be nothing more than a hand written memoir if it weren’t for Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. I think many of us know of Gutenberg, but what about Johann Fust? Gutenberg is famous for his printing press...
by David West | Nov 5, 2024 | News
When I was working in my old job of engineering and project management, continuous improvement was the mantra of quality management. In my new “job” of writing the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, continuous improvement remains my goal. I posted recently about the...
by David West | Nov 4, 2024 | News
Revolution seems to have been a feature of the fourth of November over the years. Since I was born on the 5th of November, Guy Fawkes night was a special childhood celebration. Fawkes was discovered in the undercroft of the House of Lords on the night of 4th November...
