Robert Burns kept the day job
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1796 Scottish poet Robert Burns died at the age of 37. Burns is... Read More
Alexander the Great was inspired by Homer
On this day in 356 BC Alexander the Great, of Macedonia in Greece, was born. Alexander changed the face of the civilised world by conquering... Read More
King Henry VIII sees his flagship ‘Mary Rose’ sink
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1545 the Mary Rose, flagship of the English navy, sank off the... Read More
King Edward I and Hitler had things in common
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1290, King Edward I of England expelled all Jews from the country... Read More
Handel’s ‘Water Music’ floats the King’s boat
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1717 the first performance of Handel’s ‘Water Music’ was given, on... Read More
J D Salinger, Holden Caulfield and Huck Finn
To listen to this whole post, click here – On this day in 1951 the novel The Catcher in The Rye was published. Teenagers everywhere... Read More
The Rosetta Stone reveals Egypt’s past
TO LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE POST, CLICK HERE – On this day in 1799 the Rosetta Stone was found in a village in Egypt.... Read More