Maximilien Robespierre experiences terror
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1794 Maximilien Robespierre and twenty-two other revolutionary leaders were guillotined in Paris. The... Read More
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
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
Samuel Pepys mistakenly hit his wife
The New Year officially begins today. We all want to make a good start to the year, a new beginning, but we don’t always get... Read More