Windflowers

When Aristotle observed that “nature abhors a vacuum,” he was describing the physical world: how air and water rush in to fill an empty spac...

 Caligula: Mad Tyrant or Misunderstood Ruler? When you think of history’s worst leaders, one name almost always comes up: Caligula. Over the...

  Dear Del, You have been my childhood companion in anorak and swimsuit holidays in the rain.  A constant friend on those first exhilarating...

I always hated history in school. There were several reasons. 1. I have long suffered from the blackboard memory. In order to learn...

I don’t like to backbite but there are some people who need to be remembered because they were sufficiently bad to stand out despite th...

Am aware that I tend to fluctuate But after all that is me Riddled with self doubt But blown into action in a second Not clam and ...