Tales of philosophy, power, and upheaval — the layered histories of a continent that shaped the modern world.
In 1275, English law defined “time immemorial” as everything before July 6, 1189. This post explains why that date became the threshold of legal memory — and why the Wednesday before it, July 5, was procedurally erased.
Wednesday Just Disappeared: Legal Memory and the Birth of Time Immemorial Read More
“I don’t think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime,” Margaret Thatcher told a boy named Roger on BBC1 in 1973. She wasn’t hedging. She wasn’t speculating. She dismissed the idea outright. Six years later, she became Britain’s first — and longest-serving — female Prime Minister.
He stole the Crown Jewels, assaulted a guard, and walked away with a pension. In Charles II’s England, charm could outwit justice.
Thomas Blood and the Crown Jewel Heist Read More
