by David West | Feb 14, 2025 | News
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent was fought on 14th February 1797. By the late 18th century, Europe was engulfed in war following the French Revolution. Britain and Spain had been allies in earlier conflicts, but in 1796, Spain allied with France against Britain as part...
by David West | Feb 13, 2025 | News
On 13th February 1633, the polymath genius, Galileo Galilei, arrived in Rome to be tried by the inquisition for professing his belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun. I have posted about Galileo before, and he is a character in Fire and Earth, the second book...
by David West | Feb 12, 2025 | News
On 12th February 1554 Lady Jane Grey was executed after only nine days as queen. Jane was born in 1537, the great-granddaughter of Henry VII through her mother, Lady Frances Brandon, who was the daughter of Mary Tudor, Henry VIII’s sister. This royal lineage placed...
by David West | Feb 11, 2025 | News
Claire and I went to see a quite brilliant performance of The Merchant of Venice last night at the Theatre Royal in Bath. Claire said it was the most moving performance she has seen of any play, anywhere, and I wholeheartedly agree. There were a few adaptations:...
by David West | Feb 11, 2025 | News
On 11th February 55 AD Britannicus was murdered. I recently posted about the murder of Emperor Commodus, but it’s never too soon for another grisly Roman murder. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, commonly known as Britannicus, was the son of the Roman Emperor...
by David West | Feb 10, 2025 | News
On 10th February 1635 William Davenant’s play, “The Temple of Love”, was performed at Whitehall featuring Queen Henrietta Maria. Sir William Davenant was an English poet, playwright, and theatrical figure, best known for his role in the development of English drama...
