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.
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.…
Dust off your explorer’s hat and ready your journal, time travellers, because we’re journeying to Denbigh, Wales, on January 28, 1841, to witness the birth of one of history’s most intriguing and controversial figures: Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Known for…
Polish your boots and prepare to step into the light, time travellers, because we’re heading to London, England, on January 28, 1807, the night the city became the first in the world to be illuminated by gas streetlights. This revolutionary…
Pack your compassion and curiosity, time travellers, as we journey to an annual event of profound significance: Holocaust Memorial Day, observed on January 27th each year. This day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945 and provides…
Pack your pocket watches and sharpen your wits, time travellers, because we’re journeying to Daresbury, Cheshire, on January 27, 1832, to witness the birth of one of literature’s most enigmatic figures: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known to the world as…
Dim the lights and adjust the antenna, time travellers, because we’re journeying to London, England, on January 27, 1926, to witness history in the making. On this day, John Logie Baird, a Scottish engineer and inventor, gave the world its…
Pack your desert boots and dust off your military maps, time travellers, because we’re heading to Khartoum, Sudan, on January 26, 1885, to witness one of the most dramatic and tragic events of the Victorian era: the death of General…
Iron your military uniforms and brush up on your leadership quotes, time travellers, because we’re heading to Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 26, 1880, to witness the birth of one of America’s most iconic military figures: General Douglas MacArthur. A…
