Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 28th April 224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I

I’m sure almost everyone reading this article is fairly familiar with the Oscars. Maybe you haven’t watched an entire screening, but you’ve heard about who

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 21st April 753 BC – Romulus founds Rome (traditional date) The Eternal

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 9th April 1388 – Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 1st April 1572 – In the Eighty Years’ War, the Watergeuzen capture

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th March 1941 – World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple

In our immensely cynical age, it is a well-worn cliché to declare that ‘History is written by the victors’, often said by people trying to

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 11th March 1917 – Fall of Baghdad to British Empire forces When

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. March 4th 1152 – Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of Germany

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd March 1444 – Skanderbeg assembles a group of Albanian nobles to