January – named after the Roman god Janus, the god of gates and doorways who has two faces that look in opposite directions – the year past and the year to come.
Ready your finest red-carpet attire, time travellers, because we’re heading to the glittering world of the Grammy Awards, where music legends are crowned, and unforgettable performances become the stuff of history. Dubbed “Music’s Biggest Night,” the Grammys are a celebration…
Pack your powdered wigs and prepare for a dose of medical history, time travellers, because we’re heading to London, on January 31, 1747, to witness the opening of the London Dock Hospital, the first clinic dedicated to the treatment of…
Dust off your passports and prepare for an adventure, time travellers, because we’re heading to Paris, on January 31, 1893, to witness the birth of Dame Freya Stark, one of the 20th century’s most intrepid explorers and travel writers. Born…
Dust off your tricorne hats and brace yourselves, time travellers, because we’re heading to Whitehall Palace, London, on a cold morning in January 1649, to witness one of the most pivotal moments in British history. Charles I, the King of…
Grab your helmets and brace yourselves, time travellers, because we’re venturing north to the rugged Shetland Islands for Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa, the largest Viking fire festival in Europe. Held annually on the last Tuesday of January, this fiery extravaganza…
Brush off your Tudor finery and prepare to curtsy, time travellers, because we’re heading to Peterborough, England, for the Katherine of Aragon Festival, an annual event held each January to commemorate the life and legacy of Henry VIII’s first wife.…
Pack your trench coats and prepare for a stroll through the intrigue of 20th-century British politics, time travellers, because we’re heading to London, on January 30, 1915, to witness the birth of John Profumo. A man whose life spanned wartime…
Grab your royalist cloaks and your steadiest quills, time travellers, as we journey to Windsor Castle, the historic site linked to the martyrdom of King Charles I. While the execution of the ill-fated monarch took place at Whitehall in 1649,…
Brush up your rhetoric and pack your revolutionary zeal, time travellers, because we’re heading to Thetford, Norfolk, on January 29, 1737, to witness the birth of Thomas Paine, one of history’s most influential political thinkers, pamphleteers, and agents of change.…
Hoist the sails and pack your sextants, time travellers, because we’re voyaging to the Caribbean, to Portobelo Bay, Panama, on January 29, 1596, to witness the solemn yet dramatic burial at sea of England’s most legendary adventurer: Sir Francis Drake.…
