Christopher Marlowe

 On 30 May 1593, the Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed and killed.

Dr Guillotin

 Joseph-Ignace Guillotin was born on 28 May 1738. He didn't actually invent the guillotine. Mechanical beheading devices had been used in parts of Europe for centuries. But he proposed that such a device should be used in France as a humane method of killing people. The French government accepted his proposal and it was named the guillotine after him. A history of punishments

International Tea Day

 21 May is International Tea Day. Here is my history of tea.

Women's Rights

 Eight years ago, I made this video about the history of women's rights 

Robespierre

 Maximilien Robespierre, one of the leaders of the French Revolution was born on 6 May 1758. He was guillotined in 1794.

Pictures of Petersfield

 I took some pictures of the charming market town of Petersfield in Hampshire 

National Astronaut Day

 5 May is National Astronaut Day. This is my history of space exploration.