Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 4th April 1581 – Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th March 1968 – Mauritius gains independence from the United Kingdom Port

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 29th February 888 – Odo, Count of Paris, is crowned King of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 11th February 1979 – The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 29th January 1918 – Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd January 1517 – The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. December 15th 533 – Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals,

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. December 8th, 1974 – A plebiscite results in the abolition of the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. December 6th 1917 – Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire The

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. November 15th 1983 – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it