DH Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s creator
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1885 the English writer, poet and painter DH Lawrence was born into a... Read More
French King Louis XIV’s perfect wife
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1638 the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, later to become wife of Louis... Read More
William the Conqueror changes English history
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1087 King William I of England, the Conqueror, died. The Norman Conquest changed... 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
