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The Kingdoms of Spain 910
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The Kingdoms of Spain 910
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In 910 much of the Iberian peninsula was governed by Muslims from the Maghreb (Moors) and was known as al-Andalus. The Muslim occupation of parts of the Iberia peninsula dates to the Umayyad victory over the Visigoths in 711. Al-Andalus was ruled by the emirs of Cordova, whose control over... More
The Known World according to Eratosthenes c. 220 BCE
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The Known World according to Eratosthenes c. 220 BCE
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Eratosthenes was born in Cyrene (present-day Libya) under Ptolemaic rule in c. 276 BCE. He became a renowned polymath, devising a mathematical sieve for determining prime numbers, and deducing with reasonable accuracy the circumference of the earth through latitudinal differences in shadow-length at noon. His mathematical bent influenced his Geography,... More
The Known World in 1490
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The Known World in 1490
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Europeans had travelled overland as far as China in search of wealth and trade. The 13th-century journey of the Venetian Marco Polo, who had travelled through along the ancient Silk Road, through Central Asia to China, where he had spent many years at the court of the Mongol Emperor Kublai... More
The Known World in 1550
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The Known World in 1550
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The voyages of Christopher Columbus, who stumbled on the coast of America in 1492 when he was sailing westward to seek a passage to Asia on behalf of the Spanish court, stimulated the Portuguese to redouble their efforts to navigate around the Cape of Good Hope to Asia. In 1498... More
The Known World in 1800
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The Known World in 1800
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The European exploration of the Atlantic, and the huge appetite for essential manpower for the economic exploitation of new colonies in the Americas, led to the emergence of the African slave trade in the 17th century. European slavers founded slaving colonies on the African coast, but did not penetrate far... More
The Korean War 1950–53: The War in the Air
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The Korean War 1950–53: The War in the Air
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The Korean War, 25 June 1950–27 July 1953, was the first major jet age conflict. The Korean People’s Air Force (KPAF) comprised about 150 aircraft of Soviet Russian design, propeller-driven and dating from the end of World War II. The UN were able to deploy a modern force of around... More
The Korean War 25 June–14 September 1950
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The Korean War 25 June–14 September 1950
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On 15 August 1945, at the end of World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States divided Korea into two Occupation Zones along the 38th parallel. The north was administered by the Soviet Union, the south by the United States; by 1948 the north had become the Democratic... More
The Korean War: Chinese Invasion 25 November 1950–24 January 1951
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The Korean War: Chinese Invasion 25 November 1950–24 January 1951
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General MacArthur, Commander in Chief of UN Forces, believed that the Chinese government’s threat to involve itself in the war in Korea was a bluff, but by 19 October 1950 some Chinese units were already in Korea. After UN forces consolidated their positions MacArthur ordered an advance along the front.... More
The Korean War: The Road to the Armistice 27 July 1953
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The Korean War: The Road to the Armistice 27 July 1953
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The second Communist invasion reached its high point on 24 January 1951. From 25 January, however, the UN forces launched a limited counteroffensive, which crept slowly northward reaching the southern outskirts of Seoul by 10 February. Operation Ripper, which began on 7 March, was designed to inflict casualties on the... More
The Korean War: the UN Counterattack September–November 1950
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The Korean War: the UN Counterattack September–November 1950
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Following North Korea’s attack on South Korea on 25 June 1950, President Harry Truman ordered General MacArthur, commander of all US forces in the Far East to support the ROK, Republic of Korea, and 21 members of the UN committed themselves to support South Korea. MacArthur immediately provided air support... More
The Lakes Campaign July 1812–November 1814
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The Lakes Campaign July 1812–November 1814
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There were several ostensible provocations leading to America’s declaration of War on Britain in 1812, but most important, perhaps, was President Madison’s belief that the British, locked in an existential struggle with France, would not be able to defend Canadian possessions. Accordingly, the Great Lakes, forming much of the border... More
The Lands of Tintern Abbey c. 1250
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The Lands of Tintern Abbey c. 1250
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Run by Cistercian monks, Tintern Abbey was the first Welsh abbey, with construction spanning 400 years from c. 1131–1536. In c. 1250 the Abbey was rebuilt in the Gothic style, designed to emphasize verticality and light, under the patronage of Roger Bigod, the Lord of Chepstow. Tintern Abbey was well... More