Maximilien Robespierre experiences terror
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1794 Maximilien Robespierre and twenty-two other revolutionary leaders were guillotined in Paris. The... Read More
Sir Walter Raleigh starts the smoking habit
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1586 Sir Walter Raleigh introduced tobacco to England for the first time. Following... Read More
Aldous Huxley’s psychedelic lifestyle
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1894 Aldous Huxley, writer and thinker was born. Though known for his... Read More
Louis Bleriot’s pancake landing
On this day on 1909 the French aviator Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly an aeroplane across the English Channel. The flight... Read More
Alexandre Dumas thought like D’Artagnan
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1802 the great French novelist Alexandre Dumas was born. His thrilling historical novels,... Read More
Bonnie Prince Charlie was a flop
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1745 Charles Stuart (the Young Pretender) landed on Eriskay in the Hebrides with... Read More
Katherine Lee Bates sees the beautiful in America
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1893 was written the famous song ‘America the Beautiful’ by Katharine Lee... Read More