“Quinctilius Varus, where are my eagles?!!” is what Brian Blessed’s Emperor Augustus exclaims, in the BBC Classic “I Claudius”, upon hearing of the battle of the Teutoburg forest, which took place on this day, September 9th, 9AD. The battle was the most catastrophic defeat the Roman Empire would suffer for several centuries. Three Legions, and […]
Millions either died or emigrated as a result of the catastrophic failures of the authorities
Take that, Goliath.
Founder Frank Duff
Rest in… something, anyway.
More than 1,000 prisoners were killed within 20 hours.
He came to the throne at the age of nine months.
A bear-ly believable encounter
Loyalists required no collusion to kill catholics… being lousy drunken beasts, they did it all by themselves.
Eleven were sent to trial.
The traditional date for their foundation is 632 BC.
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Irish: Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.