For over 2000 years men had dreamed of a vast southern continent, perhaps one as big as Europe and Asia combined. How else, asked some, could the land masses to the north be balanced? Right down to the 18th century the idea of such a continent was firmly believed, and it was confidently supposed that the mighty land would be fertile and well worth possessing. Antarctica
One of the most famous names in polar exploration is that of the Norwegian, Roald Amundsen. Ever since he had cheered home Nansen, the first man to cross Greenland, he had been fascinated by these mysterious lands. As a young man he joined the navy, ever alert for the chance to travel into the polar regions. North Pole
For five long, bitter years of hardship and austerity, the oppressed peoples of Europe had been waiting eagerly for D-Day. By the early summer of 1944 everyone knew it was very near, but no one knew exactly when it would be. What does D-Day mean
With the wind from the wild Yorkshire moorland whipping against his back, a young man stood on the cliffs above the bustling fishing village of Whitby, and gazed down on the scene below. The tiny harbour was crowded with sturdy, square rigged sailing ships —‘Whitby cats’ as they were known in nautical circles. It was one of these rugged vessels that James Cook was later to circumnavigate the world, discovering Australia and New Zealand on the way.
When were New Zealand and Australia discovered?
The Mongols were a fierce people who lived in central Asia. Always on the move with their herds, they lived in circular huts made of a wicker framework covered with felt. There was never enough pastureland and the many tribes were continually fighting each other to obtain the best land. Mongolian Empire
Long before the Angles, Saxons and Jutes or English, as we might call them, came to Britain as invaders and settlers, the Britons were Christians. They had learned the faith from their Roman conquerors as the Romans themselves became slowly and steadily converted to Christianity. – Canterbury Cathedral
A FAST-MOVING ship appears on the horizon. She flies a skull and crossbones flag! The ship draws alongside and hordes of bearded ruffians with gold rings in their ears and daggers between their teeth swarm on board. the Buccaneers
It was the year of 1805, the year it seemed that at long last Napoleon would invade England, which, for twelve years, had stood in the path of the Grand Armée’s complete domination of Europe. – The Nelson Touch
