Tastes Of HistoryFeb 12On This Day: The Forgotten QueenFebruary 12th, 1554: England's forgotten queen, Lady Jane Grey, is executed for treason. In most popular histories, and as taught in...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 17, 2023On This Day: Io Saturnalia!On This Day, December 17th, the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia began. Held in honour of the deity Saturnus, as its name implies,...
Tastes Of HistorySep 13, 2023On This Day: Remembering Noor Inayat KhanSeptember 13th, 1944: On This Day SOE operator Noor Inayat Khan was executed at Dachau concentration camp in Bavaria. At dawn on...
Tastes Of HistoryAug 26, 2023On This Day: Caesar invades BritainAugust 26th, 55 BC: Gaius Julius Caesar first ‘invasion’ of Britain takes place. Britain was not unknown to the Classical world. As early...