Gibbon’s six volume history traces the collapse of the Roman Empire from the rule of the Five Good Emperors until the end of Byzantium.
12th July 1561: The consecration of Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow
12th July 2019
The first traveller’s cheques, in the form of a ‘circular note’ issued by a bank, went on sale in London.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018