NATO
NATO is in the news at the moment. Certainly we in Europe need to fund our own defence. Winston Churchill worked long and hard to bring the U.S. into World War II, but ultimately it was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour which did it. I took part in a couple of NATO...
Hypnosis Murders
The 29th of March, 1951, was the day of the Hypnosis Murders in Copenhagen. This grabbed my attention because my third book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, The Suggested Assassin, is on a very similar theme. I have been fascinated by hypnosis since watching a...
Poland
My post yesterday was about the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the Cold War. The 28th of March, 1795, was an earlier significant day in the history of Poland. The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceased to exist and...
Solidarity
On the 27th of March, 1981, the Solidarity movement in Poland staged a warning strike. Twelve million workers left their jobs for four hours. It was the beginning of the end of the Cold War. The Solidarity movement in Poland stands as one of the pivotal forces in the...
Aesop
On the 26th of March, 1484, William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop’s Fables. The name Aesop is synonymous with moral tales and stories that have transcended generations, offering wisdom and insights into human nature. Although there is much debate around the...
Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was sent down from the University of Oxford on the 25th of March, 1811, for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism. Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most impactful figures of the Romantic era, continues to mesmerise readers with his...
King James
King James VI of Scotland was pronounced King James I of England and Ireland on the 24th of March 1603, upon the death of Queen Elizabeth I. I confess that I’m not a great fan of King James, since he sent my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, to the Tower of London...
Tsar Paul I of Russia
On the 23rd of March, 1801, Paul I was struck with a sword, strangled, then trampled to death in his bedroom. Tsar Paul I of Russia, often overshadowed by his more illustrious predecessors and successors, was a monarch whose short and tumultuous reign from 1796 to...
King Æthelred
The Battle of Merton, fought on the 22nd of March, 871, was one of the defining clashes between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings during a period of intense conflict in England. Taking place in what is believed to be modern-day Marden, Wiltshire, the battle was part of...
NATO
NATO is in the news at the moment. Certainly we in Europe need to fund our own defence. Winston Churchill worked long and hard to bring the U.S. into World War II, but ultimately it was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour which did it. I took part in a couple of NATO...
Hypnosis Murders
The 29th of March, 1951, was the day of the Hypnosis Murders in Copenhagen. This grabbed my attention because my third book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, The Suggested Assassin, is on a very similar theme. I have been fascinated by hypnosis since watching a...
Poland
My post yesterday was about the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the Cold War. The 28th of March, 1795, was an earlier significant day in the history of Poland. The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceased to exist and...
Solidarity
On the 27th of March, 1981, the Solidarity movement in Poland staged a warning strike. Twelve million workers left their jobs for four hours. It was the beginning of the end of the Cold War. The Solidarity movement in Poland stands as one of the pivotal forces in the...
Aesop
On the 26th of March, 1484, William Caxton printed his translation of Aesop’s Fables. The name Aesop is synonymous with moral tales and stories that have transcended generations, offering wisdom and insights into human nature. Although there is much debate around the...
Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was sent down from the University of Oxford on the 25th of March, 1811, for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism. Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most impactful figures of the Romantic era, continues to mesmerise readers with his...
King James
King James VI of Scotland was pronounced King James I of England and Ireland on the 24th of March 1603, upon the death of Queen Elizabeth I. I confess that I’m not a great fan of King James, since he sent my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, to the Tower of London...
Tsar Paul I of Russia
On the 23rd of March, 1801, Paul I was struck with a sword, strangled, then trampled to death in his bedroom. Tsar Paul I of Russia, often overshadowed by his more illustrious predecessors and successors, was a monarch whose short and tumultuous reign from 1796 to...
King Æthelred
The Battle of Merton, fought on the 22nd of March, 871, was one of the defining clashes between the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings during a period of intense conflict in England. Taking place in what is believed to be modern-day Marden, Wiltshire, the battle was part of...