Weird Weapons Part 2
Last week we began a series of posts about weird and bizzare weapons that have been used around the world at various points in time. […]
Month: June 2018
Battle of Cropredy Bridge
Battle of Cropredy Bridge At the start of the campaigning season Charles’ men were lodged in and around their stronghold at Oxford. A Royalist force […]
The Battle of Dettingen – England’s last warrior King
This day in 1743 marked the last time that a reigning English Monarch led his men into battle. King George II led British forces at the […]
3 Deaths that changed the course of History
Over the course of time some peoples demise has had catastrophic consequences. Others have led to political change, reconciliation, commemoration. There are countless significant deaths that […]
Weird Weapons
In this day and age we are used to seeing computerised, remote controlled weapons in use. You know the ones, those missiles that stop at […]
The original 50 shades of grey. 15th Century erotica, by a pope!
In the dark and distant past, when the church was almighty and behaviour, in public at least, was supposed to be very modest, a book […]