On 19 July 1545, Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose sank https://localhistories.org/the-mary-rose/
A blog about history and true crime. Historical trivia and stories about true crime.
Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Friday, 30 June 2023
The pillory
On 30 June 1837, the pillory (a wooden frame your head and arms were locked into) was abolished in Britain. This is my history of punishments.
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Waffle Iron Day
29 June is National Waffle Iron Day. For hundreds of years, people heated waffles over a fire. The first modern waffle iron was invented by a man named Cornelius Swartwout in 1869. An electric waffle iron went on sale in 1918.
Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Monday, 26 June 2023
Thursday, 22 June 2023
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Happy Greenland National Day
21 June is Greenland's National Day. Nuannertoq inuiaqatigiittut ullorsiorfik. Here is my history of Greenland.
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