Napoleon Bonaparte
One of the greatest military leaders in history and emperor of France, he conquered much of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. He was one of eight surviving children and his family were minor Corsican nobility, with his father being a lawyer. Even […]
Queen Victoria
She reigned over the British Empire for over 63 years and 216 days and oversaw a period of drastic political, industrial, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom. Alexandrina Victoria was born on the 24th May 1819. She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until […]
Female Olympics in Ancient Greece
Are you enjoying the Olympics? Did you know that during the Ancient Olympics, which were held over 2,000 years ago, the competitors took part naked! Even more, in the long jump, they were not only naked, they had to hold weights in both hands to the rhythm of the music! The BBC would never have […]
The Original Plains Indians
The original Plains Indians are so interesting that we have created a factional musical set in the period before the white man arrived in North America. In those days, the native American Indian tribes roamed the Great North America Plains. There were several tribes, such as the Cheyenne, Comanche, Plains Apache, and several more. The […]
Why does history keep repeating itself? Copy
Why do great people keep making the same mistake again and again? In 1812 the brilliant leader, strategist and general, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as the head of the massive French army invaded Russia. However, he was unprepared for an extended winter campaign, which eventually led to his fall, and that of his French Empire. A […]
Why does history keep repeating itself?
Why do great people keep making the same mistake again and again? In 1812 the brilliant leader, strategist and general, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as the head of the massive French army invaded Russia. However, he was unprepared for an extended winter campaign, which eventually led to his fall, and that of his French Empire. A […]
The Hero of TITANIC
On April 14th 1912 at approximately 11.45pm the ocean liner the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic. It’s story is well known, but what isn’t as well known is the story of the ship that saved many of the Titanic’s passengers and it’s heroic dash to the site of the disaster. The […]
The Ghosts of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn is a very busy ghost. They claim that her ghost haunts several English castles. We all know Anne Boleyn was beheaded on the orders of her husband, Henry VIII. They say he was frustrated that she didn’t bear him a son and heir, and anyway he had found another, hopefully fertile, woman. It […]
Did an Italian claim the New World for Spain?
Well, we think Christopher Columbus was Italian, but nobody knows for certain. We know he was convinced that the world was round, which wasn’t a brilliant idea as Pythagoras in Ancient Greek times had already worked this out. This, of course, is why Columbus was certain that if he went across the Atlantic for long […]
The Barbary Pirates
Would you believe that from the 17th to 19th centuries Africa slave traders came to the coast of Devon and Cornwall and took English people to sell in the slave markets in North Africa! But it wasn’t just the English they took. Who were they? They were the Barbary Pirates from the North Africa ports […]