JFK, the moon landing, Area 51. A tragically short-lived president, a globally acknowledged pinnacle of scientific achievement, and a key site during the height of Cold War tension and technological competition.
Category archives: Volume 8
The medieval beverage of choice: alcohol or water?
There is a strong misconception that people living in medieval times would primarily drink alcohol as it was believed that water was unsafe to drink.
Gracchus Babeuf – the would-be communist dictator of France?
Upon hearing the word ‘communism’ or the phrase ‘socialist revolution’, in our popular approaches we tend to be drawn to the twentieth century as a point of departure; to the oppressive communist dictatorships of leaders such as Lenin, Stalin or Mao.
Lady Godiva: The Woman, The Myth, The Legend
Lady Godiva – we have all heard of this legendary noblewoman in one way or another purely through cultural osmosis.
From Krkur to Crookes – A Brief History of the 1,000-Year-Old Village
Although it may seem like a quiet, ordinary suburb on the fringes of a city, Crookes has a surprisingly rich history that makes it anything but ordinary.