Saturday, 17 September 2022

The Barbary Slave Trade

 This is a very interesting video about the Barbary (North African) slave trade. (They captured Europeans and sold them). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mrG9UUKgtI&list=WL&index=2&t=600s 

Thursday, 15 September 2022

Songhai Empire

 I found this interesting little article about the Empire of Songhai in Western Africa https://www.ducksters.com/history/africa/songhai_empire.php 

Thursday, 8 September 2022

Shot for Desertion

 On 8 September 1914 Private Thomas Highgate aged 19 became the first British soldier to be shot for desertion during the First World War

Battle of Orsha

 On 8 September 1514, The Poles and Lithuanians defeated the Russians at the Battle of Orsha https://localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-lithuania/

Tuesday, 6 September 2022

Kettering

 Kettering began as an Anglo-Saxon village. Its name was Ketter ingas, which means the people of Ketter. Kettering was first mentioned in history in the year 956. Then in 972, the manor of Kettering was granted to the abbey at Peterborough.