Nicholas Lorimer

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 2nd September 1864 – American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 19th August 1612 – The ‘Samlesbury witches’, three women from the Lancashire

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 13th August 1961 – Cold War: East Germany closes the border between

One of the best political insights I’ve ever heard, that on reflection is quite obvious, is that people are extremely vulnerable to the “silver bullet”

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th August 1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 23rd July 1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 21st July 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one

I remember a trip to Port St Johns about 10 years ago. As we drove through the town, one of the worst-run in the country,

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 30th June 1651 – The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising – The Battle of

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 17th June 1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York