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Nicholas Lorimer
Nicholas Lorimer, a politician-turned-think tank thinker, is the IRR's Geopolitics Researcher and is host of the Daily Friend Show. His interests include geopolitics, and history (particularly medieval and ancient history). He is an unashamed Americaphile, whether it be food, culture or film. His other pursuits include video games and armchair critique of action films from the 1980s.
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Heavy fighting in Ukraine, Biden drops out
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 27, 2024
Ukraine-Russia war This week saw heavy fighting between Russian and Ukranian forces in the east of Ukraine. Near the village of Prohres in Donetsk Oblast,
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Scots fight for independence
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 26, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 24th July 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle:
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This Week in the World
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 20, 2024
Shedding light on events and personalities around the globe that may not have made the headlines. Ukraine/Russia This week saw relatively little movement on the
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Bridging the Danube
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 12, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th July 328 – The official opening of Constantine’s Bridge, built over
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4th July 1879: Battle of Ulundi
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jul 5, 2024
Whilst the first battles of the Anglo-Zulu war are well known, those of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, of as much significance is the final climactic
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Ibn Battuta sets out
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Jun 14, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 13th June 1325 – Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home
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Festival massacre
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . May 24, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd May 1520 – The massacre at the Festival of Tóxcatl takes
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Defeat of the Danes
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . May 3, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 29th April 1521 – Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a
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Stolen stele returned
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Apr 26, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 25th April 2005 – The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum
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Keeping the South in the Union
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Apr 19, 2024
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 18th April 1783 – Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves