Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past.. 10th December – 16th December   11th December 861 – Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th December 1934 – Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th November 176 – Emperor Marcus Aurelius grants his son Commodus the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd November 1386 – Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian

15th November 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria Around the year 400, the Roman Empire withdrew

South Africans love messiahs. Our politics has often been made up of a longing for a messiah to save us from our present turmoil.  Think of our

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 10th November 1444 – Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 30th October 1888 – The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 24th October 1648 – The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. October 15th 1793 – Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and