Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 10 February 1355 – St Scholastica Day riot From the modern vantage

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th January 1932 – Japanese forces attack Shanghai Japan in the late

When we look back on the lead-up to the Second World War it seems obvious to us, with the benefit of hindsight, that the leaders of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd January 1863 – The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19-20 January 1785 Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút: Invading Siamese forces attempt

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 11th January 1879 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins.  The Zulu empire was

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 31st December 1963 – The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 20th December 1948 – Operation Kraai: The Dutch military captures Yogyakarta, the

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