Have Child, Will Travel: Granada
One of the nice things about having a partner in academia is the opportunity for travel. Conference organisers are smart and tend to locate their events in cities people actually...
New Albion
Well, if you’re going to take a break you might as well make it worthwhile. On 17 June 1579, Francis Drake paused in his circumnavigation of the globe to plant...
Bad Byng
This day in history: the execution of Admiral John Byng for violating the Articls of War
The War of Jenkins’ Ear
If you’re going to have a war, you may as well name it something interesting and memorable, right? On October 23, 1739, the awesomely named War of Jenkins’ Ear began...
Old Friends
On June 13, 1373 the Anglo-Portuguese treaty was signed by King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand and Queen Eleanor of Portugal, establishing a treaty of “perpetual friendships, unions,...