Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, on the 30th November 1874. To mark his birthday, we present a few interesting but perhaps little-known facts about one of the most famous British Prime Ministers in history. Despite being born into an...
Pilgrims, Saints And Separatists Whilst they were not the first Europeans to travel to America, nor were they the first to establish a colony there (Jamestown had been founded in 1607), the first permanent European settlers in North America are commonly known as...
China’s Silent Guardians: Unveiling The Mysteries Of The Terracotta Warriors In the heart of China’s Shaanxi province, near the ancient city of Xi’an, an archaeological marvel lies buried beneath the earth—the silent army the terracotta warriors....
November is a month that we associate with bonfires, with Guy Fawkes, with Thanksgiving and, more recently, the more commercial Black Friday and Cyber Monday. November is also the month when many of us will be shopping ahead for Christmas, the lull before the crazy...
Forgotten Flames In 1605, Guy Fawkes and his group of English Catholics hatched a clandestine plan to assassinate King James I and Parliament along with him. Frustrated by the lack of religious tolerance and seeking retribution for perceived injustices and guided by...
When the Sun Attacked the Earth On September 1st 1859, as the skies turned red and their technologies failed them, the entire population was left stunned, confused and terrified as the earth was brought to a halt by an unknown celestial force. Over the course of the...
