A curious use for tobacco…
These days there’s pressure put on smokers to give up; there’s legislation coming out reasonably regularly to limit exposure to smoke; there’s limits on where […]
Year: 2018
Image Analysis: Abraham Lincoln Writing the Emancipation Proclamation
David Gilmore Blythe painted President Lincoln hard at work on the draft of the Proclamation of Freedom. The Emancipation was a complex issue. It required […]
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. […]
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 […]