The Battle of Crecy, in 1346, pitted the English against the French . It was a rout of epic proportions. Edward III’s force crushed the mighty French knights of Philip of France, in the process killing nearly a third of the French nobility. Crecy was a watershed in the truest…
The archers in Henry V‘s Army at the Battle of Agincourt were a lethal group. They destroyed the numerically superior French Army with their longbows. The English had mastered this weapon and believed in its power. However, had they been armed with crossbows, or the tried outdo the French with mounted…
Twitter is massive. It has become the tool du jour for businesses, morons looking to broadcast their thoughts and attention whores everywhere. Some of the most interesting tweets we will, alas, never read. This is because the people who would’ve authored them are long dead. Here is what 16 historical…
A great graphic on the history of the internet. Gold for your next slide deck 🙂
Social media is very much of the here and now. It is the newest of the new. Still, certain figures from the past would have grasped, employed and benefited from these channels were they alive today. Here’s a list of folks from the past that I believe would have harnessed…