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Sir Walter Raleigh starts the smoking habit
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1586 Sir Walter Raleigh introduced tobacco to England for the first time. Following... Read More
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Alexandre Dumas thought like D’Artagnan
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1802 the great French novelist Alexandre Dumas was born. His thrilling historical novels,... Read More
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King Edward I and Hitler had things in common
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1290, King Edward I of England expelled all Jews from the country... Read More
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Handel’s ‘Water Music’ floats the King’s boat
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1717 the first performance of Handel’s ‘Water Music’ was given, on... Read More
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The Rosetta Stone reveals Egypt’s past
TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE POST, CLICK HERE – On this day in 1799 the Rosetta Stone was found in a village in Egypt.... Read More
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Hubris and Nemesis
On this day in 1792, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, King and Queen of France, were deposed and imprisoned in Paris. Marie Antoinette married at... Read More
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Julius Caesar starts the fashion for dictatorship
On this day in 100BC Julius Caesar was born. Nearly two thousand years later, the name of this man still stands for power and military... Read More