Historical men and women
Monday, 30 April 2018
Bernard Montgomery: An Insufferable Field Marshal
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There can be no doubt that Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976) was one of Britain’s greatest ever military commanders, bu...
Friday, 27 April 2018
Ndabaningi Sithole: one of the fathers of Zimbabwean independence
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Men of the cloth do not often feature in struggles for black liberation or emancipation, although notable examples were Dr Martin Luthe...
Monday, 2 April 2018
Mary Seacole: the forgotten "Florence Nightingale"
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Mary Seacole is now being given proper recognition for her contribution to nursing and the welfare of soldiers during the Crimean War....
Thursday, 29 March 2018
Vlad the Impaler
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The legend of Dracula was inspired by the life and antics of Vlad III, a 15 th century prince of Wallachia, but fiction was far exc...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
William Radam and his marvelous medicine
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William Radam well deserved the label of “snake oil salesman”. He operated in the United States during the late 19 th century, sell...
Who was Ned Ludd?
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General Ned Ludd never existed, but his followers wreaked havoc in the factories of early 19 th -century Britain and provoked stron...
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Three favourite quotes from Albert Einstein
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Albert Einstein was not only one of the greatest scientists of all time but he also had a “way with words” that he used to express de...
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