Nicholas Lorimer

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

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. The golden age of casual historical exploration Today’s This Week in History

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 31st October 2011 – The global population of humans reaches seven billion.

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 26th October 1947 – Partition of India: The Maharaja of Kashmir and

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 12th October 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 15th September 994 – The Battle of the Orontes, in which forces