Ole Rømer On the 21st of November, 1676, Ole Rømer presented the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a Danish astronomer whose work in the late seventeenth century provided the first quantitative evidence that light travels...

I have some writing progress to report. I have finished the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. As you can tell from the illustration, I have changed the title from The Favourite Murder. That was Claire’s idea, a nod to King Lear. Whatever it’s called,...

On the 20th of November, 284 CE, Diocletian was chosen as Roman emperor. I’ve posted about a number of Roman emperors, Commodus seems to have had the most clicks. Let’s see how Diocletian performs. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, commonly known as Diocletian,...

It was on the 19th of November, 1861, that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony of the military cemetary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The background to the Gettysburg Address was the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from...

I have ceased to be suprised by anything Donald Trump says or does. In those early days when he wanted to buy Canada and Greenland, he also wanted to take control of the Panama Canal. Now the 18th of November is a significant date for the Panama Canal because on this...

On the 17th of November, 1292, John Balliol became King of Scotland. John Balliol was born circa 1249, the son of John Balliol, Lord of Barnard Castle in England, and Dervorguilla of Galloway, a Scottish noblewoman and descendant of King David I. Through his mother,...

The second relief of Lucknow on the 16th of November, 1857, holds the record for the most Victoria Crosses awarded in a single day. Twenty-three were awarded for valour at the second relief of Lucknow, and one at an action south of Delhi. The Second Relief of Lucknow...

On the 15th of November, 1920, the first assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva.The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation established after the First World War with the primary aim of maintaining global peace and preventing future...

On the 14th of November, 332 BCE, Alexander the Great was crowned pharaoh of Egypt, but I recently wrote about him. Also on 14th of November Moby Dick was published in the USA in 1851, but I have also written about that. So I have decided to write about the pharaohs...

Ole Rømer On the 21st of November, 1676, Ole Rømer presented the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. Ole Rømer (1644–1710) was a Danish astronomer whose work in the late seventeenth century provided the first quantitative evidence that light travels...

I have some writing progress to report. I have finished the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. As you can tell from the illustration, I have changed the title from The Favourite Murder. That was Claire’s idea, a nod to King Lear. Whatever it’s called,...

On the 20th of November, 284 CE, Diocletian was chosen as Roman emperor. I’ve posted about a number of Roman emperors, Commodus seems to have had the most clicks. Let’s see how Diocletian performs. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, commonly known as Diocletian,...

It was on the 19th of November, 1861, that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony of the military cemetary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The background to the Gettysburg Address was the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from...

I have ceased to be suprised by anything Donald Trump says or does. In those early days when he wanted to buy Canada and Greenland, he also wanted to take control of the Panama Canal. Now the 18th of November is a significant date for the Panama Canal because on this...

On the 17th of November, 1292, John Balliol became King of Scotland. John Balliol was born circa 1249, the son of John Balliol, Lord of Barnard Castle in England, and Dervorguilla of Galloway, a Scottish noblewoman and descendant of King David I. Through his mother,...

The second relief of Lucknow on the 16th of November, 1857, holds the record for the most Victoria Crosses awarded in a single day. Twenty-three were awarded for valour at the second relief of Lucknow, and one at an action south of Delhi. The Second Relief of Lucknow...

On the 15th of November, 1920, the first assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva.The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation established after the First World War with the primary aim of maintaining global peace and preventing future...

On the 14th of November, 332 BCE, Alexander the Great was crowned pharaoh of Egypt, but I recently wrote about him. Also on 14th of November Moby Dick was published in the USA in 1851, but I have also written about that. So I have decided to write about the pharaohs...