All Entries in the "History" Category

Remembering on Anzac Day

My father at the age of 17,  joined and fought with the Partisans in what was then known as Yugoslavia during the Second World War. His contribution to the war effort in his country of birth made me more aware of the sacrifices many people made in war time to help us live better [...]

Holocaust Remembrance Day

It is now more than 60 years after the Second World War in Europe ended. This is in memory of the six million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, burned, starved and humiliated with the German and Russian Peoples looking the other way!

According to About.com, [...]

Fish trap made from rocks 1,000 years ago

In this day and age we have become accustomed to the convenience and ease which technology affords us and we forget that not so long ago, life was not so convenient.
Fishing is not a hobby of mine and never was, even though I was taught how to use a fishing rod in my childhood. I [...]

The face of Cleopatra

I have had an interest in Egyptian history since I was very young and the beauty of Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, has held a source of fascination to us for centuries. Now scientists recreate the first true image of the legendary beauty and we do not have use our imagination to visualise this.
It is [...]