THE UNITED KINGDOM'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 dispute about the proper date. To rectify this issue, Parliament implemented a transformative reform: the adoption of the G

The year the year of our Lord eight hundred and forty-five AD. A chill wind blasted across the Seine River, carrying with it the scent carrying salt and fear. The Norsemen were amongst us, a horde swarm of warriors seeking plunder. Their longships, like serpents, sliced through the waters, their banners waving in the wind. A city once proud now tre