Nicholas Lorimer

On the Daily Friend Show podcast recently, one of my colleagues, Sara Gon, joked that we needed to ensure civilians were armed to protect the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th July 969 – The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer

Proposed changes in the Firearms Control Amendment Bill have ignited fierce public debate on the implications for legal gun-ownership in South Africa.  The draft legislation

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 4th July 1187 – The Crusades: Battle of Hattin – Saladin defeats

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th June 1838 – Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 20th June 1756 – A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 17th June 1397 – The Kalmar Union is formed under the rule

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th June 747 – Abbasid Revolution: Abu Muslim Khorasani begins an open

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th May 1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. May 25th 1953 – Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site,