The English went out and conquered a quarter of the Earth just to escape the rain. They always went for the hot places – Australia, Africa, India. But here’s the funny thing about the English … many o...
Greeks heard the poems read on stage while a group of dancers performed. Then a clever poet called Aeschylus came along and had a great idea. He put a second reader on stage. Now you had a ‘play’ –the...
Love Mary and die… Mad about Mary – 1 Many Scottish lords became Protestant because it gave them a chance to grab more power. But the Earl of Huntly stayed loyal. ‘I’ll bring the Catholic Church back...
Yet the Romans did something the heart-ripping Aztecs and the Spanish burners didn’t do … they killed people for fun! The Romans made murder into a sport. They built wonderful buildings like the Colos...