Quisling
On the 9th of April, 1940, Vidkun Quisling seized power in Norway. I have posted about famous Norwegians such as Harald Hardrada and Thor Heyerdahl so now it’s time to write about an infamous one. Before we start I must apologise for the illustration. I normally use...
Comet
On the 8th of April, 1954, South African Airways Flight 201 crashed into the sea killing 21 people. It was a de Havilland DH106 Comet. Regular readers will know my fascination with flight and flying machines. The de Havilland Comet holds a unique and poignant place in...
Attila the Hun
On the 7th of April, 451, Attila the Hun captured Metz, slaughtered most of its inhabitants, and burnt the town. I’ve written about some bad dudes, Hitler and Mussolini to name but two, but Attila the Hun is the bad dude that all others are compared to. Attila the...
Cape Town
On the 6th of April, 1652, Jan Van Riebeeck established a resupply camp at the Cape of Good Hope that eventually became Cape Town. During World War II my father’s troop ship put into Cape Town and the troops were billeted with local people for a few days. My father...
Stephen King
On the 5th of April, 1974, Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King, was published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies. I have to confess that the only Stephen King books I have read so far are On Writing, which is brilliantly written, and supremely...
Sabines
On the 4th of April, 503BC, the Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. Agrippa Menenius Lanatus belongs to the half-legendary generation of early Roman leaders whose deeds sit on the border between history...
The Janissaries Revolt
On the 3rd of April, 1589, Sultan Murad III, leader of the Ottoman Emprire, faced a revolt by his janissaries, the elite infantry who formed his bodyguard. Murad is a minor character in The Spy who Sank the Armada, the first book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures....
Haile Selassie
On the 2nd of April, 1930, after the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie was proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen on the 23rd of July, 1892, in the village of Ejersa Goro in Ethiopia’s Harar province, became one of the...
#indieauthormonth and #Indie Author Bookstore
I am thrilled to be part of Indie Author Bookstore: a new online bookstore shining a spotlight on independent authors. Supporting indie books makes a real difference this #indieauthormonth, and there are some fantastic discoveries waiting there 📖 I have all the...
Quisling
On the 9th of April, 1940, Vidkun Quisling seized power in Norway. I have posted about famous Norwegians such as Harald Hardrada and Thor Heyerdahl so now it’s time to write about an infamous one. Before we start I must apologise for the illustration. I normally use...
Comet
On the 8th of April, 1954, South African Airways Flight 201 crashed into the sea killing 21 people. It was a de Havilland DH106 Comet. Regular readers will know my fascination with flight and flying machines. The de Havilland Comet holds a unique and poignant place in...
Attila the Hun
On the 7th of April, 451, Attila the Hun captured Metz, slaughtered most of its inhabitants, and burnt the town. I’ve written about some bad dudes, Hitler and Mussolini to name but two, but Attila the Hun is the bad dude that all others are compared to. Attila the...
Cape Town
On the 6th of April, 1652, Jan Van Riebeeck established a resupply camp at the Cape of Good Hope that eventually became Cape Town. During World War II my father’s troop ship put into Cape Town and the troops were billeted with local people for a few days. My father...
Stephen King
On the 5th of April, 1974, Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King, was published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies. I have to confess that the only Stephen King books I have read so far are On Writing, which is brilliantly written, and supremely...
Sabines
On the 4th of April, 503BC, the Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. Agrippa Menenius Lanatus belongs to the half-legendary generation of early Roman leaders whose deeds sit on the border between history...
The Janissaries Revolt
On the 3rd of April, 1589, Sultan Murad III, leader of the Ottoman Emprire, faced a revolt by his janissaries, the elite infantry who formed his bodyguard. Murad is a minor character in The Spy who Sank the Armada, the first book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures....
Haile Selassie
On the 2nd of April, 1930, after the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie was proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen on the 23rd of July, 1892, in the village of Ejersa Goro in Ethiopia’s Harar province, became one of the...
#indieauthormonth and #Indie Author Bookstore
I am thrilled to be part of Indie Author Bookstore: a new online bookstore shining a spotlight on independent authors. Supporting indie books makes a real difference this #indieauthormonth, and there are some fantastic discoveries waiting there 📖 I have all the...