History and Other Stuff

Visitors to Charleston, South Carolina quickly become familiar with two names: Ashley and Cooper. The Charleston peninsula, where the town w...

In a recent post I explained why British Conservatives are known colloquially as "Tories."  The name goes back to 17th century Bri...

In Revolutionary South Carolina, people became Loyalists for various reasons. Some held office under the British government and/or had taken...

History is messy. It is often unpleasant. It is seldom as simple as we would like it to be. Historical myth is the opposite: neat, generally...

The Conservative Party in the UK is known colloquially as the Tory Party. Its supporters are generally called Tories. Why?  Many Americans m...

In 1717, a man calling himself James Kilpatrick (sometimes spelled Killpatrick) arrived in Charleston, South Carolina. His exact date of bir...

Admiral George Anson is best known for commanding a British naval squadron on an epic circumnavigation of the world between 1740 and 1744. B...