Sir Walter Raleigh upsets King James
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1618 the English adventurer and writer Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for allegedly... Read More
Arthur Rimbaud’s explosive life
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1854 the French poet Arthur Rimbaud was born. Rimbaud was born a country... Read More
The Euro – currency basket or basket case ?
On this day in 2002 the currencies of 11 participating European countries were cancelled as legal tender marking the official start of the Euro as... Read More
The day that never happened
On this day in 1582, October 5th ‘Never Happened’. Under the urging of the Catholic Church, much of Europe replaced the Julian calendar with the... Read More
