Astronauts, In Their Own Words
I don’t know about you, but it’s been one of my childhood dreams to travel in space. As a big …
Category Archives: Fun Historical Facts
What’s With Those Pointy Shoes?
A source of much mirth in Atkinson’s celebrated Black Adder series, pointy shoes were a real thing as attested by …
Discovered: A rare Revolutionary War-era newspaper
Fans of books and writing will be thrilled to learn of this rare find: a newspaper published on December 28, …
Happy May Day 2019
Once again, spring is finally upon us, after a long and drich winter. Like every year, we will celebrate May …
A Greek Easter
Easter was celebrated yesterday in Greece and I came across this video describing some of the Greek traditions, courtesy of …
What Did Knights Have Against Snails?
Regular readers will be familiar with my fascination with Medieval manuscripts. I recently came across on Vintage News a detail …
March 25: the Feast of Annunciation
Americans may be familiar with the Greek Independence Day parade, celebrated throughout the States this time of the year. Even …
Merlin, Tamer of Dragons
Everyone knows the story of Merlin, the wizard genius behind Arthur’s reign. As the Vintage News reports, a chance discovery …
What’s in a Face? What Emperors Really Looked Like
As readers of, well, pretty much any of my books will know, I’m not big on descriptions. I favor a …
RIP Kissing Sailor
In case you missed the news, George Mendonsa, identified as ‘kissing sailor’ in WWII victory photo, died this week at 95. …
