I like writing about inventors, I suppose it’s the engineer in me. I’ve lost track of how many inventors I’ve written about, certainly Colt and Edison. Claire and I enjoy watching the Great British Sewing Bee. I can sew a little, but have never even tried to work a...

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the allied landings at Salerno in Italy, on the 9th of September, 1943. My father was one of those allied troops in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, battle hardened as desert rats in North Africa. It marked a crucial stage in...

On the 8th of September,1966, the first episode of Star Trek was shown It was titled The Man Trap. I have always been a great fan of Star Trek. I quite enjoyed Doctor Who, but if I had to make a choice, it would be Star Trek every time. Conceived by Gene Roddenberry,...

In my recent post on my writing progress I explained that I’m waiting for editorial reviews of Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. I was hoping they would have something nice to say, which I could use for the back cover blurb, and...

The problem with daily historical posts is that you risk repeating yourself. For the 7th of September I was drawn to the arrest of Thomas Howard for his part in the Ridolfi Plot, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. But I’ve done...

Wikipedia tells me that on the 6th of September, 1803, John Dalton began using symbols to represent chemical elements. I wonder if he chose his birthday to do that or it was coincidence. I have posted about Dalton before in relation to his colour blindness. John...

On the 5th of September, 1590, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, led an army which forced Henry IV of France to lift his siege of Paris. There are some intersections with the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures here. Henry IV features in The Suggested Assassin, the third...

On the 4th of September, 1282, Peter III of Aragon became King of Sicily. Here’s another great opportunity to swat up on Sicilian history in preparation for our holiday there in September. Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon, known as James the Conqueror,...

The Battle of Naulochus was fought on the 3rd of September, 36BCE. It was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the late Roman Republic. It marked the destruction of the naval power of Sextus Pompeius, the son of Pompey the Great, and secured control of the...

I like writing about inventors, I suppose it’s the engineer in me. I’ve lost track of how many inventors I’ve written about, certainly Colt and Edison. Claire and I enjoy watching the Great British Sewing Bee. I can sew a little, but have never even tried to work a...

Operation Avalanche was the codename for the allied landings at Salerno in Italy, on the 9th of September, 1943. My father was one of those allied troops in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, battle hardened as desert rats in North Africa. It marked a crucial stage in...

On the 8th of September,1966, the first episode of Star Trek was shown It was titled The Man Trap. I have always been a great fan of Star Trek. I quite enjoyed Doctor Who, but if I had to make a choice, it would be Star Trek every time. Conceived by Gene Roddenberry,...

In my recent post on my writing progress I explained that I’m waiting for editorial reviews of Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. I was hoping they would have something nice to say, which I could use for the back cover blurb, and...

The problem with daily historical posts is that you risk repeating yourself. For the 7th of September I was drawn to the arrest of Thomas Howard for his part in the Ridolfi Plot, to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne. But I’ve done...

Wikipedia tells me that on the 6th of September, 1803, John Dalton began using symbols to represent chemical elements. I wonder if he chose his birthday to do that or it was coincidence. I have posted about Dalton before in relation to his colour blindness. John...

On the 5th of September, 1590, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, led an army which forced Henry IV of France to lift his siege of Paris. There are some intersections with the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures here. Henry IV features in The Suggested Assassin, the third...

On the 4th of September, 1282, Peter III of Aragon became King of Sicily. Here’s another great opportunity to swat up on Sicilian history in preparation for our holiday there in September. Peter was the eldest son of James I of Aragon, known as James the Conqueror,...

The Battle of Naulochus was fought on the 3rd of September, 36BCE. It was one of the most decisive naval engagements of the late Roman Republic. It marked the destruction of the naval power of Sextus Pompeius, the son of Pompey the Great, and secured control of the...