ENGLAND'S LEAP FORWARD: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

In seventeen fifty-two, Britain made a bold change to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was considerably out of sync with the true solar year. This discrepancy caused confusion and disagreement about the correct date. To resolve this issue, Parliament implemented a revolutionary reform: the adoption of

The year the year of our Lord eight hundred and forty-five AD. A chill wind whistled across the Seine River, carrying with it the scent emanating from salt and fear. The Norsemen were amongst us, a stormy swarm of warriors seeking plunder. Their longships, like wolves, sliced through the waters, their flags billowing in the wind. A city once confid