Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The Wizard's Cauldron: An Interview with Nathan Squiers
The Wizard's Cauldron: An Interview with Nathan Squiers: Appropriately mean and moody photo of Nathan Squiers, the Literary Dark Prince. N athan Squiers is a resident of New York City an...
In the Midst: An Adventure to be had...
In the Midst: An Adventure to be had...: Taking a few moments to throw on a shirt that belonged to my sister, socks that belong to my nephew – one pulled up to my knee – the o...
History Trivia
December 5
63 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero,
the consul of Rome, read the last of his Catiline Orations, exposing to the
Roman Senate the plot of Lucius Sergius Catilina and his allies to overthrow
the Roman government.
1349 Five hundred Jews of Nuremberg were massacred during
Black Death riots.
1360 The French Franc was created.
1456 Earthquake struck
Naples and about 35,000 died.
1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued the Summis
desiderantes, a papal bull that deputized Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger as
inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany and lead to one of the
most oppressive witch hunts in European history.
1536 The Pilgrimage of Grace
against Henry VIII's Reformation was persuaded to disband by the duke of
Norfolk.
In the Midst: The Inner Chamber by author K Meador
In the Midst: The Inner Chamber by author K Meador: Coming June 2013 The Inner Chamber - Awareness of her present state came slowly: the hard ground beneath her, the soreness in her arms...
In the Midst: Independent Paperback Gift Shop CHRISTMAS CATALOGU...
In the Midst: Independent Paperback Gift Shop CHRISTMAS CATALOGU...: You Cannot Go WRONG with One or More of These Books - Independent Paperback Gift Shop CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE blog 2012: Download PDF Here ...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
History Trivia
December 4
771 Austrasian King Carloman
died, leaving his brother Charlemagne sole ruler of the Frankish empire. 1093
Anselm of Canterbury was consecrated as Archbishop.
1110 First Crusade: The Crusaders sacked the Syria
harbor city Saida (Sidon).
1154 Nicholas Breakspear was elected Pope Hadrian
IV, the only Englishman to become pope.
1259 Kings Louis IX of France and Henry
III of England agreed to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounced his
claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including
Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
1563 The final session of the Council of Trent was held (it opened on December
13, 1545).
Ngaire Elder: For a slice of banana bread!
Ngaire Elder: For a slice of banana bread!: YA author, Nicola Palmer, invited me to the Finwip Village for a chat and a slice of banana bread. Find out what we chatted about on Nicola'...
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