Thursday, November 22, 2012
The Jennifer (Author) Diaries: October New Release: Book Two in the Adventures of...
The Jennifer (Author) Diaries: October New Release: Book Two in the Adventures of...: Today I'm happy to promote author Ngaire Elder by announcing the new release of book two in her charming Adventures of Cecilia Spark childre...
Ngaire Elder: Ooops, I Forgot to Publish This ...!
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History Trivia
November 22
498 Symmachus Consecrated. Christian convert Symmachus was chosen by the Roman Church to succeed Pope Anastasius II at the same time a Byzantine faction selected Laurentius. Both individuals were consecrated on the same date, and the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great was asked to choose the new pope. He chose Symmachus.
845 the first King of all Brittany, Nominoe, defeated the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
1307 Pope Clement V issued the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
1221 Frederik II Hohenstaufen crowned Roman-German Emperor.
1428 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and also known as known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was born.
498 Symmachus Consecrated. Christian convert Symmachus was chosen by the Roman Church to succeed Pope Anastasius II at the same time a Byzantine faction selected Laurentius. Both individuals were consecrated on the same date, and the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great was asked to choose the new pope. He chose Symmachus.
845 the first King of all Brittany, Nominoe, defeated the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
1307 Pope Clement V issued the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
1221 Frederik II Hohenstaufen crowned Roman-German Emperor.
1428 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and also known as known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was born.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
History Trivia
November 21,
164 BC Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restored the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
235 St. Anterus became Roman Catholic pope. He was Pope from November 21, 235 to January 3, 236, and succeeded Pope Pontian, who had been deported from Rome along with the antipope Hippolytus to Sardinia. Anterus was the son of Romulus, born in Petilia Policastro and is thought to have been of Greek origin, but the name could indicate that he was a freed slave. He died on January 3, 236 of undetermined causes.
1272 following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward became King of England.
164 BC Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restored the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.
235 St. Anterus became Roman Catholic pope. He was Pope from November 21, 235 to January 3, 236, and succeeded Pope Pontian, who had been deported from Rome along with the antipope Hippolytus to Sardinia. Anterus was the son of Romulus, born in Petilia Policastro and is thought to have been of Greek origin, but the name could indicate that he was a freed slave. He died on January 3, 236 of undetermined causes.
1272 following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward became King of England.
Veetu Industries and Rae Gee: My Next Big Thing
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The Wizard's Cauldron: An Interview with Alex Granados
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
History Trivia
November 20
284 Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor.
869 Edmund the Martyr died. Saint Edmund was king of East Anglia. His gruesome death at the hands of the Danes led to legends and a shrine at what is now Bury St. Edmund's, West Suffolk.
1194 Palermo was conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
1272 Barons swore fealty to Edward I. Upon the death of his father, King Henry III, Edward received the fealty of the English barons and succeeded to the throne.
1407 a truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orleans was agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orleans was assassinated three days later by Burgundy.
284 Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor.
869 Edmund the Martyr died. Saint Edmund was king of East Anglia. His gruesome death at the hands of the Danes led to legends and a shrine at what is now Bury St. Edmund's, West Suffolk.
1194 Palermo was conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
1272 Barons swore fealty to Edward I. Upon the death of his father, King Henry III, Edward received the fealty of the English barons and succeeded to the throne.
1407 a truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orleans was agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orleans was assassinated three days later by Burgundy.
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