By Tim Lambert Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia was the victim of an unsolved murder that took place in 1947. She was just 22. Her body was found on the morning of Wednesday 15 January 1947 on a vacant building plot in the Leimert Park district of Los Angeles in California. Her naked… Continue reading Elizabeth Short, The Black Dahlia
A Biography of Ivan the Terrible
By Tim Lambert Ivan the Terrible is remembered as a cruel tyrant although he also strengthened Russia. (When Ivan was born Russia was much smaller than it is now and much less powerful). Ivan was born on 25 August 1530. His father was Grand Prince Vasily III of Moscow. However, the Grand Prince died in… Continue reading A Biography of Ivan the Terrible
Tyrants in History
By Tim Lambert There have been many tyrants in history and they were responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people. Here are some of the most infamous tyrants. Queen Mary Of England Mary Tudor was Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon’s daughter. Mary was born on 18 February 1516. However, Catherine fell from… Continue reading Tyrants in History
A History of Weapons in the First World War
By Tim Lambert In the First World War, both sides dug trenches and laid barbed wire in front of them. It meant that the defending side was at a great advantage. They were protected by their trenches while the attacking side, advancing on foot were very vulnerable to fire from rifles and machine guns. It… Continue reading A History of Weapons in the First World War
A Short History of the Second World War
By Tim Lambert 1939 On 1 September 1939, the German army invaded Poland. So began the Second World War. At that time the USA was the most powerful country in the world but it was resolutely neutral. The USSR was the second most powerful industrial nation but Stalin, its leader, had made a nonaggression pact… Continue reading A Short History of the Second World War
A Brief History of The Spanish Armada
By Tim Lambert The Spanish Armada was a great fleet of ships launched by the Spanish in 1588. There were many reasons for the war between Spain and England. In 1562 John Hawkins started the English slave trade. He transported slaves from Guinea to the West Indies. However, in 1568 the Spaniards attacked Hawkins and… Continue reading A Brief History of The Spanish Armada
A Brief History of the Poor Law
By Tim Lambert The Poor in Tudor Times In Tudor times there were thousands of people without jobs wandering around looking for work. There were also disabled beggars. Some people pretended to be mad or disabled to beg. Tudor governments tolerated people who were disabled begging. However, they did not tolerate able-bodied people without jobs… Continue reading A Brief History of the Poor Law
Women in the Ancient World
By Tim Lambert Women in Sumer Sumer was the world’s first civilization. It arose in what is now Iraq about 3,500 BC. Sumerian women could own property such as land and slaves. They could also own businesses. Women could be witnesses in court the same as men. Some Sumerian women could read and write. Some… Continue reading Women in the Ancient World
Women in the Middle Ages
By Tim Lambert Women’s jobs in the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages, women spun wool and they did cooking and cleaning. Women washed clothes, baked bread, milked cows, fed animals, brewed beer, and collected firewood! In the Middle Ages, some women were spinners, brewers, jewelers, parchment makers, and glovers. In Medieval towns, women often… Continue reading Women in the Middle Ages
Women in the 16th Century
By Tim Lambert It is a myth that 16th-century women were meek and submissive. Some were strong-minded and they had more influence than is sometimes imagined. In 1513 Henry VIII went to war in France. He made the queen, Catherine of Aragon, Governor of the Realm and Captain-General of the home forces in his absence.… Continue reading Women in the 16th Century