Battle of Vitoria
The Battle of Vitoria, fought on the 21st of June, 1813, during the Peninsular War, was one of the most decisive victories achieved by Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. The battle took place near the town of Vitoria in northern Spain and marked the collapse of...
Thirty Years’ War
The Battle of Höchst was fought on the 20th of June 1622 during the Thirty Years’ War. I just checked and I haven’t written explicitely about the Thirty Years’ War before. I have written about the Eighty Years’ War many times because my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen...
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and physicist, was born on the 19th of June 1623. He was one of the most remarkable intellectual figures of the seventeenth century. A mathematician, physicist, inventor, and religious philosopher, he made major contributions to...
Finest Hour
On the 18th of June, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered his “Finest Hour” speech in the House of Commons. It came at a moment when the fate of Britain appeared extremely uncertain. Europe had largely fallen under the control of Adolf Hitler, and Britain faced the...
Boxer Rebellion
On the 17th of June, forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance captured the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China, during the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901), also known as the Boxer Uprising, was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement that took place in...
Vichy France
On the 16th of June, 1940, Henri Philippe Pétain became chief of state of Vichy France. Henri Philippe Pétain was one of the most controversial figures in modern French history. Revered as a national hero after the First World War, he later became the leader of the...
Franco
On the 15th of June, 1977, the first democratic elections took place in Spain following the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. One may wonder why it took so long for elections to be held. The spectre of the civil war haunted Spain. Francoists on the far right held...
Richard II
On the 14th of June, 1381, King Richard II met leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt at Mile End, and the Tower of London was stormed by rebels without resistance. This has caught my eye this morning as it has a connection to my work in progress, Cade’s Point, the sixth...
Battle of Villers-Bocage
The Battle of Villers-Bocage was fought on the 13th of June 1944 and my father fought in it. It was one of the most dramatic armoured engagements of the early Battle of Normandy following the Allied landings in Operation Overlord. Taking place in and around the small...
Battle of Vitoria
The Battle of Vitoria, fought on the 21st of June, 1813, during the Peninsular War, was one of the most decisive victories achieved by Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. The battle took place near the town of Vitoria in northern Spain and marked the collapse of...
Thirty Years’ War
The Battle of Höchst was fought on the 20th of June 1622 during the Thirty Years’ War. I just checked and I haven’t written explicitely about the Thirty Years’ War before. I have written about the Eighty Years’ War many times because my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen...
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and physicist, was born on the 19th of June 1623. He was one of the most remarkable intellectual figures of the seventeenth century. A mathematician, physicist, inventor, and religious philosopher, he made major contributions to...
Finest Hour
On the 18th of June, 1940, Winston Churchill delivered his “Finest Hour” speech in the House of Commons. It came at a moment when the fate of Britain appeared extremely uncertain. Europe had largely fallen under the control of Adolf Hitler, and Britain faced the...
Boxer Rebellion
On the 17th of June, forces of the Eight-Nation Alliance captured the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China, during the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901), also known as the Boxer Uprising, was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement that took place in...
Vichy France
On the 16th of June, 1940, Henri Philippe Pétain became chief of state of Vichy France. Henri Philippe Pétain was one of the most controversial figures in modern French history. Revered as a national hero after the First World War, he later became the leader of the...
Franco
On the 15th of June, 1977, the first democratic elections took place in Spain following the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. One may wonder why it took so long for elections to be held. The spectre of the civil war haunted Spain. Francoists on the far right held...
Richard II
On the 14th of June, 1381, King Richard II met leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt at Mile End, and the Tower of London was stormed by rebels without resistance. This has caught my eye this morning as it has a connection to my work in progress, Cade’s Point, the sixth...
Battle of Villers-Bocage
The Battle of Villers-Bocage was fought on the 13th of June 1944 and my father fought in it. It was one of the most dramatic armoured engagements of the early Battle of Normandy following the Allied landings in Operation Overlord. Taking place in and around the small...