Wilson Pasha – Chief Engineer to the Egyptian Government
A few lines written by my Great Aunt led me to investigate her husband's father Wilson Pasha, engineer for the Egyptian Government from 1857...
Eliza Jane Poitevent Holbrook Nicholson (1849-1896)
A ground breaker in her time, Eliza Nicholson was the first woman publisher of a daily newspaper in the Deep South.
Eliza Nicholson was the...
Rabin’s Definitive Legacy
So we begin, with two different episodes from Rabin's life, two episodes that show him in two completely different lights. One as the decisive...
The Rise, Reign and Fall of Anne Boleyn, Part 3
Campeggio's court in England was a scene of great pomp and ceremonial, and of great drama as well. He and Wolsey, as Papal representatives,...
Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People
Eugene Delacroix said, "Strange as it may seem, the great majority of people are devoid of imagination." (Fiero, pp.358).
Eugene Delacroix knew that it was...
The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: World War One
Winston found his post as Home Secretary depressing, but his next task in government as First Lord of the Admiralty brought him even greater...
The Turing Test and Philosophies of Alan Turing
Brief look at the philosophical workings of Alan Turing, famous for the Turing test, Enigma code-breaker and founder of computer science.
Famous for the Turing...
Admiral Sir Henry Morgan: The King’s Pirate
He was born in 1635 in County Monmouth, Wales. His father, Robert, was a well-to-do farmer. Sometime in 1654, 19 year-old Henry Morgan traveled...
St. Peter, the First Pope
Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but...
Caroline Clayton, the Gretna Green Marchioness, 1822-1904
Caroline Margaret Clayton grew up only partially shielded from the cause celebre that was her parents' divorce. A pretty, strong minded girl, she was...