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Showing posts with label English Civil War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Civil War. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: The Black Madonna by Stella Riley

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 Follow the tour  HERE As England slides into Civil War, master-goldsmith and money-lender, Luciano Falcieri del Santi embarks on his own hi...
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Monday, February 16, 2015

History Trivia - Pope Gregory the Great decrees "God bless you" is the correct response to a sneeze

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February 16 116 Emperor Trajan sent laureatae (word of military glory) to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and bei...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

History Trivia - Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II) orders the St Brice's Day Massacre

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November 13  354 Saint Augustine was born.   He was one of the earliest Christian theologians, and author of The City of God, and, Confe...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

History Trivia - Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus' army

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October 23 42 BC Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeated Brutus' army....
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

History Trivia - Richard I of England (the Lionhearted) is crowned King at Westminster

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Sept 3  1189 Richard I of England (the Lionhearted) was crowned King at Westminster. 1346 Edward III of England began the siege of C...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

History Trivia - Emperor Trajan sends laureatae (word of military glory) to the Roman Senate

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February 16  116 Emperor Trajan sent laureatae (word of military glory) to the Roman Senate at Rome on account of his victories and bein...
Monday, January 6, 2014

History Trivia - Canute the Great crowned King of England

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January 6  1017 Canute I crowned King of England. He was also King Canute II of Denmark and King Canute of Norway, and because of the em...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

History Trivia - Mark Antony and Octavian defeat Brutus' army

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October 23 42 BC Roman Republican civil wars: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeated Brutus' army....