Siegfried Sassoon, eccentric World War I poet
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1886 the English poet Siegfried Sassoon was born. Sassoon was christened Siegfried because... Read More
Perkin Warbeck tries to win the crown of England
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1497 the imposter Perkin Warbeck declared himself King Richard IV and entered Exeter... Read More
Cricket goes international
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1860 the first test match in England was played against Australia at the... Read More
Nicolas Fouquet upsets the French King
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1661 the French Superintendent of Finance Nicolas Fouquet was arrested on suspicion of... Read More
John Glenn enters space
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1998 the astronaut John Glenn became the oldest man in space when he... Read More
Frederick Douglass fights for African Americans
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1838 Negro slave Frederick Douglass escaped from captivity in Maryland, USA. Douglass was... Read More
JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1973 the author and academic JRR Tolkien died. For most of his life... Read More
