Ancient Athens defeats the mighty Persians at Marathon
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 510 BC the Athenian Army under its clever general Miltiades defeated a much... Read More
DH Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s creator
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1885 the English writer, poet and painter DH Lawrence was born into a... Read More
French King Louis XIV’s perfect wife
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1638 the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, later to become wife of Louis... Read More
William the Conqueror changes English history
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1087 King William I of England, the Conqueror, died. The Norman Conquest changed... Read More
Siegfried Sassoon, eccentric World War I poet
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1886 the English poet Siegfried Sassoon was born. Sassoon was christened Siegfried because... Read More
Cricket goes international
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1860 the first test match in England was played against Australia at the... Read More
Nicolas Fouquet upsets the French King
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1661 the French Superintendent of Finance Nicolas Fouquet was arrested on suspicion of... Read More