Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn

The plow has stood as a symbol of agriculture for centuries, dating back to ancient civilizations when humans first cultivated the land.  It...

For any student of military history, it frequently seems that more ink has been spilled over French failures in the Napoleonic Wars than the...

Back in 1964, Roy Drusky released a song with the unlikely title of “ Peel Me a Nanner”.   The song, a minor hit, is a playful, tongue-in-ch...

Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan KCB is one of those improbable characters more likely to be found in a Rocky...

The late medieval and early modern world was never short on drama and violence, but few episodes conjure up as much fascination— or horror —...

In October 1888, Vincent van Gogh was already suffering from mental illness when he invited the Paul Gaugin, his friend and artistic mentor,...

One of the byproducts of the industrial revolution in Europe was the slow death of the great landed estates of the aristocracy.   Steamships...