R P Gibson
Bio
British writer of history, humour and occasional other stuff. I'll never use a semi-colon and you can't make me. More here - https://linktr.ee/rpgibson
Stories (52/0)
5 Famous Dog Stories Everyone Should Know
They say every dog has his day. Well, these particular dogs deserve far more than that. From miraculous survival, to heroic acts that saved lives and changed human history, across the world dogs have statues in their honour, and generations later their stories are not forgotten.
By R P Gibson2 years ago in Petlife
The Succession Crisis That Almost Ruined the Russian State
The Time of Troubles in Russia was a tense period of 15 years when the near-800 year Rurikid dynasty came to end after the death of the childless Tsar Fyodor I, and political chaos on whom should succeed ensued. It sparked wars and invasions, assassinations and murders, uprisings, rebellions, and pretenders to the throne, all of which left the country quite literally in ruins.
By R P Gibson2 years ago in FYI
Was Napoleon Bonaparte Really All That Bad?
When people begin listing off mad, tyrannical rulers, it doesn’t get too deep before the name Napoleon Bonaparte comes up. Ask someone to use two words to describe the man and ‘petty tyrant’ are amongst the kindest. Some historians genuinely consider Bonaparte to be a maniac only topped by Hitler in the misery they wrought during their lifetime.
By R P Gibson2 years ago in FYI