The regalia of United Kingdom
The institution of an hereditary coronation regalia, serving as symbols of kingship, is attributed to the eleventh-century abbots of Westminster....
19/06/2012
HISTORY
A short history of Father’s Day
Father’s Day is coming up, so we look into the history of Father’s Day. Sadly, retailers and marketers, in an...
15/06/2012
The battle of Civitate
Five Norman brothers, sons of Tancred of Hauteville, carved out a principality in the Byzantine Empire’s territory in Southern Italy...
10/06/2012
Princess Elizabeth’s preparation to be the Queen
On 10th December 1936, Princess Elizabeth of York was with her sister, Margaret, in their London home, 145 Piccadilly, when...
03/06/2012
The Indians of American Northwest Coast
The Northwest coast offers a mild climate with a wide array of food resources. Several distinctive cultures developed on the...
03/06/2012
Spanish volunteers for Nazi Germany: The Blue Division
On the beginning of World War II Franco’s Spain just went through the civil war that lasted long enough to...
29/05/2012
Roman’s “thumbs up” for the death
Neither Roman spectators calling for the death of the gladiator, nor Roman Emperors authorising one, ever gave a thumbs down....
29/05/2012
Walter Ulbricht biography
It’s not insignificant that high school students in both parts of Germany know spot-on jokes about Walter Ulbricht: the now-deceased...
29/05/2012
Victorian ladies and gentlemen: The art of etiquette
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain. This description is...
26/05/2012
William III Orange: The day when he was born
The future William III of England was born on his mother’s nineteenth birthday in an atmosphere of profound funereal gloom....
24/05/2012