Nicholas Lorimer

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

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