Dec 26, 2025
See here for more stories of 1847 On 3 December 1847, Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant, abolitionist and poet, embarked upon a six-hour stagecoach ride from Mâcon to Dijon. He had been asked by Abbé Maurice Gilles, his parish priest, to pen a Christmas poem to...
Nov 25, 2025
Traceing Yakub Beg’s rise from a Kokandi commander on the Syr Darya frontier to ruler of Yettishar in Kashgar, set against Russia’s 19th‑century advance into Central Asia and the Aral region. It links these events to George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman at the Charge,...
Nov 9, 2025
See here for more stories of 1847. Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China located on the southern coast, opposite Hong Kong across the Pearl River estuary. Known for its distinctive mix of Chinese and Portuguese influences, it is famous as a leading...
Aug 18, 2025
Empress Maria (1847-1928), mother of the doomed Tsar Nicholas II, had perhaps one of the saddest lives any royal has ever had. Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Aug 18, 2025
Return to Contents – 1847 The Victoria ‘Gothic’ Crown from 1847 is considered one of the most attractive coins ever issued by the Royal Mint. Produced by the chief engraver William Wyon, the coin was designed to celebrate the gothic revival. Only 8,000 silver...
