Five centuries ago, west’s wind defeated the Asian caravan. Later steam replaced sail, oil displaced coal. Why, then, did Eastern societies, which possessed substantial scientific knowledge during the same period, fail to undergo a comparable transformation? The answer must be…
Its guests lie, scheme and murder their way to fortune. For Ardross Castle - the 19th-century Scottish home where the UK and US versions of the hit show are filmed - was constructed on the back of its owner's drug smuggling business.
Gold is a patient metal. It does not rust or decay. It can be melted, worn, used, and reused from one generation to another, surviving long after the hands that first fashioned it have turned to dust. And more than…
Catherine Duigan uses the 1926 Irish Free State Census to imagine a dramatic voyage by the Steamship Scotia across the Irish Sea. Garda Micéal Ó Domhnaill was probably waiting at the end of the gangplank for Captain Samuel David Prichard to…
The Irish History Boys podcast returns with a new episode, and this week hosts Tim McGarry and historian Cormac Moore explore Ireland’s deadliest cinema fire and the 1976 internee scandal. Firstly the hosting duo examine how a makeshift cinema in a…
The Irish History Boys podcast returns with a new episode, this week delving into the archives of the Irish News to explore the stories that shaped Ireland 50 and 100 years ago. In this week’s episode, hosts comedian Tim McGarry and historian…
Each week we take a look at different events, developments and people who have contributed to the history of Southwest Florida. Today, we thought it might be interesting to step back and take a look at the big picture – some…
Inventor Henry Heyl showed the first motion picture to 1500 people at the Academy of Music. He also invented the stapler and the paper cup. Chemist and mechanical engineer Henry R. Heyl moved to Philadelphia from Columbus, OH. in 1863. Shortly after setting…
On August 6, 1972, pioneering filmmaker William Greaves gathered a group of writers, artists, activists, and community leaders at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in Harlem. Over cocktails, they reflected on the cultural and intellectual movement they had been a part of roughly a…
Freshwater East car park machine approved despite struggle with phone signal Man given suspended sentence after racist note left at Henry Tufnell MP’s office Refuse collector given interim driving ban after third drink-driving offence Arrest warrant issued after Pembroke woman…
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