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
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
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
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
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
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
The Boyne, where King Billy met King James
On this day in 1690, The Battle of the Boyne was fought between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones – the... Read More