HH 2023

The Death of Colonel John Laurens, 1782

Week of August 26
As the American War for Independence drew to a close, with the battle of Yorktown being a decisive victory the previous year, a young luminary of the conflict rose from his deathbed…

The Death of Colonel John Laurens, 17822024-08-27T01:03:52+00:00

“Old Ironsides” Earns Her Moniker, 1812

Week of August 19
On August 19, 1812, an American legend was forged into being when the United States frigate, USS Constitution, met and defeated the British…

“Old Ironsides” Earns Her Moniker, 18122024-08-20T19:11:44+00:00

The Martyrdom of King Oswald, AD 642

Week of August 5
Britain in the six hundreds was a war-torn place. Gone were the days of Roman governance and provincial stability in previous centuries; here and now…

The Martyrdom of King Oswald, AD 6422024-08-06T18:47:25+00:00

The Battle of Marston Moor, 1644

Week of July 1
Perhaps the largest battle ever fought on English soil took place two years into England’s bloody Civil War. There the King of England, Charles I...

The Battle of Marston Moor, 16442024-07-08T20:01:49+00:00

David Livingstone Leaves for Africa, 1841

Week of May 27
In his book The Man Who Presumed, Byron Farwell records that former Confederate soldier turned journalist-explorer, Henry Morton Stanley, upon meeting David Livingstone in...

David Livingstone Leaves for Africa, 18412024-05-31T19:01:03+00:00

Legacy of the Venerable Bede, 735

Week of May 20
This summer, Landmark Events will be embarking on a tour of the old kingdom of Northumbria, a land once encompassing northern England and southern Scotland, with strategic...

Legacy of the Venerable Bede, 7352024-05-31T18:43:00+00:00
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