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Showing posts with label Mary Queen of Scots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary Queen of Scots. Show all posts
Monday, December 7, 2020

Book Spotlight and Excerpt: The Last Blast of the Trumpet by Marie Macpherson

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  Conflict, Chaos and Corruption in Reformation Scotland.   He wants to reform Scotland, but his enemies will stop at nothing to prevent him...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016

History Trivia - Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle

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June 16 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland since she was perceived as a threat to Elizabeth I...
Sunday, April 10, 2016

History Trivia - birth of James V of Scotland

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April 10 1512 James V of Scotland was born. His only legitimate child to survive to adulthood was Mary, Queen of Scots. His illegitimat...
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

History Trivia - David Riccio murdered

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March 9 1566 David Riccio, secretary and advisor to Mary, Queen of Scots, was murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotla...
Friday, December 11, 2015

Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?

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History Extra c1568: Mary, Queen of Scots attended by her pages & ladies-in-waiting at Lochleven Castle, Kinross (Hulton Archive/...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

History Trivia - Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Milan Italy) opens reading room

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December 8 1542 Mary, Queen of Scots was born.  1609 Biblioteca Ambrosiana (Milan Italy) opened its reading room, the second p...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Hastings - William the Conqueror defeats England's Harold II

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October 14 1066 Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings – In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of Wi...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

History Trivia - Rome sacked by the Vandal army

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June 16 455 Rome was sacked by the Vandal army. 1487 Battle of Stoke Field, Henry VII defeated pretender Lambert Simnel at Stoke, ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

History Trivia - Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots

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May 19, 804 Alcuin of York, English scholar, died in Tours France. He was welcomed at the Palace School of Charlemagne in Aachen wher...
Friday, May 15, 2015

History Trivia - Anne Boleyn and Lord Rochford on trial for adultry

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May 15, 1213 King John named Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury after submitting to the Pope's authority and offering to mak...
Saturday, May 2, 2015

History Trivia - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, arrested

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May 2   1519 Leonardo da Vinci died. 1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, was arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, ince...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

History Trivia - Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn

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February 10 1306 Robert the Bruce murdered his leading political rival John Comyn in front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in D...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

History Trivia - Mary, Queen of Scots, executed

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February 8 1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle, Northamptonshire,...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

History Trivia - Elizabeth I of England signs the Warrant of Execution for Mary (Queen of Scots).

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February 1  772 Adrian I was elected pope. During one of the longest pontificates in history, he forged a strong bond with Charlemagne...
Monday, December 8, 2014

History Trivia - first Shakespearian actress appears on an English stage as Desdemona

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December 8 65 BC Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) was born.   He was one of the most familiar and admired of the Roman poets. 877 L...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

History Trivia - William the Conqueror defeats King Harold II of England

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October 14 1066 Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings – In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman forces of William...
Friday, August 15, 2014

History Trivia - City of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John

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August 15  778 The Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain), at which Roland (commander of the rear ...