The great astronomer Johannes Kepler was born on 27 December 1571.
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Sunday, 27 December 2020
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Queen Zenobia
Queen Zenobia was born on 23 December 245. Zenobia was the queen of Palmyra in what is now Syria from about 268 AD to 272 AD. She fought the Romans and conquered Egypt. However, Zenobia was eventually defeated and captured. www.localhistories.org/womenrulers.html
Monday, 21 December 2020
Radium
On 21 December 1898 Pierre Curie and his wife Marie discovered radium. Well done Pierre and Marie. www.localhistories.org/pierre.html
Saturday, 19 December 2020
Friday, 18 December 2020
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Monday, 7 December 2020
Myths about Christmas
I decided to write debunking some Christmas myths www.localhistories.org/xmasmyths.html
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Wendy's Tudor Christmas
This is Wendy's history of Tudor Christmas www.localhistories.org/tudorxmas.html
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all our readers. The phrase Merry Christmas was first recorded in 1534 when Bishop John Fisher wrote a letter to Henry VIII's chancellor Thomas Cromwell.