Nicholas Lorimer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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