Tag: History

3 Reasons Saint Patrick Still Matters

We know his first name, but not his last.  We think we know when he died, but it’s unclear when he was born.  Over the centuries, plenty of legend has taken root about Patrick as firm fact, but there’s enough known about his life to celebrate…

The end of the holiday from history

President Bush and Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister on the steps of Number 10 in June 1988. Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix via Alamy B4J64XI was invited to deliver the defence lecture at Newcastle University ten days ago, as part of their public…