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Jul 29, 20226 min read

What are the Commonwealth Games and Why should we care about them?

The Commonwealth Games began in Birmingham, England this morning (Aussie time, yesterday UK time)! In the past, as someone who loves any...

What is an Autonomous Oblast? Case Study: Adyghe

Jul 25, 20225 min read

Geography

What is an Autonomous Oblast? Case Study: Adyghe

On 27 July 1922 the Adyghe Autonomous Oblast was established under Russian rule (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, would...

Jul 21, 20225 min read

World Matters

Is Abkhazia a independent Country?

On 23 July 1992 Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia, which had only the year before declared independence from the Soviet Union....

Was Catherine really Great? (Part One: 1729-1762)

Jul 16, 20226 min read

Women's History

Was Catherine really Great? (Part One: 1729-1762)

-Part One features her birth in 1729 to when she became Empress in 1762- Two hundred and sixty years ago (1762), Catherine the Great...

Jul 5, 20225 min read

Ukraine

Following the Crisis in Ukraine: 130 Days for what?

To read past blogs on the history of Ukraine as well as the current conflict please click here. It has been a considerable time since I...

Jul 3, 20226 min read

Albania

Part Two: The Albanian Princedom's

For Part One click here: Was Charles of Anjou the First King of Albania? To recap, Albania has a very interesting history as a nation...

The World's First Female Elected Leader: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lankan Prime Minister)

May 21, 20226 min read

Women's History

The World's First Female Elected Leader: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lankan Prime Minister)

The politics unfolding in Sri Lanka today are constantly in the headlines. I knew very little about Sri Lankan politics and while I still...

May 19, 20224 min read

Ukraine

Following the Crisis in Ukraine, Week's 10 & 11 (Month Three)

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". It has been reported that around six million people have fled Ukraine to...

Was Charles Anjou really the first King of Albania?

May 14, 20225 min read

Geography

Was Charles Anjou really the first King of Albania?

A few months ago I wrote a quick post on Instagram about Charles of Anjou and his proclamation as King of Albania in 1272. As I put this...

May 6, 20224 min read

Ukraine

Following the Crisis in Ukraine, Week 9 (Month Three)

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". It is really sad to say that this week we entered the third month of the...

May 1, 20223 min read

Ukraine

Following the Crisis in Ukraine, Week 8

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". This week's reflection is a little later than usual but sadly it doesn't...

The Three Dogs Who Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 110 Years Since the Disaster

Apr 27, 20224 min read

Dogs of History

The Three Dogs Who Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 110 Years Since the Disaster

To read more about the Titanic tragedy and the precursor to this story check out these two blogs: 110 Years Since the Titanic Entered the...

110 Years Since the Titanic Disaster: The People

Apr 24, 20227 min read

Disasters

110 Years Since the Titanic Disaster: The People

If you are coming into this blog with no knowledge of the Titanic I would be very surprised given it has long been well covered in both...

Apr 19, 20224 min read

World Matters

Following the Crisis in Ukraine, Week 7

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". As I write this week's round-up of events in Ukraine, the war has entered a...

Apr 14, 20223 min read

Ukraine

Following the Crisis in Ukraine, Week 6

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". In the sixth week of the conflict the focus of the media was on the growing...

110 Years Since the Titanic Entered the Headlines

Apr 10, 20224 min read

Disasters

110 Years Since the Titanic Entered the Headlines

For those who know me well, they will know that one of my earliest introductions to history was through my mother’s interest in the story...

Apr 6, 20223 min read

Ukraine

Following the Crisis in Ukraine, Week 5

For the days, weeks and years prior to this visit "Ukraine". Now over a month into the conflict in Ukraine the violence we see each night...

Mar 30, 202211 min read

Ukraine

Understanding the Crisis in Ukraine Part Three - The First 33 Days

This blog follows on from "Understanding What is Happening in Ukraine from a Historical Perspective (Part 1)" and "Understanding the...

Understanding the Regions at the centre of the Current Ukrainian-Russian Conflict (Part Two)

Mar 24, 20227 min read

World Matters

Understanding the Regions at the centre of the Current Ukrainian-Russian Conflict (Part Two)

This blog follows on from "Understanding What is Happening in Ukraine from a Historical Perspective (Part 1)" As the war continues in...

Mar 19, 20226 min read

Ukraine

Understanding What is Happening in Ukraine from a Historical Perspective (Part 1)

What’s happening in Ukraine has a large number of global implications, which is why the world is watching this conflict so closely, more...