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October 17, 2013
History Trivia - Charles Martel defeats Islamic Army, halting expansion into Western Europe
October 17
539 BC King Cyrus The Great of Persia marched into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration.
532 Pope Boniface II died.
733 Battle at Tours: Charles Martel (grandfather of Charlemagne) defeated Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden, and halted a northward Islamic expansion into western Europe.
1091 A tornado struck the heart of London which destroyed the rebuilt Norman London Bridge.
1346 Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland was captured by Edward III of England near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
1404 Innocent VII became Pope. During his pontificate, Innocent summoned a council in an attempt to heal the Western Schism but it never assembled.
1529 Henry VIII of England stripped Thomas Wolsey of his office for failing to secure an annulment of his marriage.
539 BC King Cyrus The Great of Persia marched into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 70 years of exile and making the first Human Rights Declaration.
532 Pope Boniface II died.
733 Battle at Tours: Charles Martel (grandfather of Charlemagne) defeated Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden, and halted a northward Islamic expansion into western Europe.
1091 A tornado struck the heart of London which destroyed the rebuilt Norman London Bridge.
1346 Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland was captured by Edward III of England near Durham, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years.
1404 Innocent VII became Pope. During his pontificate, Innocent summoned a council in an attempt to heal the Western Schism but it never assembled.
1529 Henry VIII of England stripped Thomas Wolsey of his office for failing to secure an annulment of his marriage.
October 16, 2013
Visit Ms. Marge's Classroom
http://www.ms-marge.com/
WELCOME TO MS. MARGE'S CLASS ROOM
Ms Marge Offers her Expertise of Thirty Years of Teaching Preschool Students Margaret Arvanitis resides in Newport, Oregon. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has taught preschool and early elementary for thirty years until her retirement. She owned and taught in the Four To Get Ready Preschool in Fremont, Nebraska for twenty years and in various schools in Oregon, Texas, and California. She now spends her time writing and creating fun books and activities for her blogs. Her short stories have been published in 'Skipping Stones Magazine', 'Totline Teaching Tales', and 'Building Blocks for Bright Beginnings'. She, as M. C. Arvanitis, has authored such fables as "THE LEGEND OF ELPANDA PAWS, and FORBIDDEN WINGS, A MERMAID'S STORY, as well as a mid grade historical series, HANK OF TWIN RIVERS. You can find her books at Smashwords.com and Amazon.com.
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Teachers, I hope you get some fun ideas for your students to enjoy. Passing along my stories and activities to those precious little ones we call students gives me much enjoyment and so now I can face retirement.
You can find the Fall/October activity page on the upper left menu. I will add other pages as the year progresses. I value any comment you may leave (see guest check-in page) or leave comment. If you need a project for a specific theme, I may have it in my large file of activities. You can always reach me at my email address below:
margaretarvanitis@gmail.com
AND check out my FB writer's Page.
http://www.facebook.com/M.C.Arvanitis
WELCOME TO MS. MARGE'S CLASS ROOM Ms Marge Offers her Expertise of Thirty Years of Teaching Preschool Students Margaret Arvanitis resides in Newport, Oregon. She has a degree in Early Childhood Education. She has taught preschool and early elementary for thirty years until her retirement. She owned and taught in the Four To Get Ready Preschool in Fremont, Nebraska for twenty years and in various schools in Oregon, Texas, and California. She now spends her time writing and creating fun books and activities for her blogs. Her short stories have been published in 'Skipping Stones Magazine', 'Totline Teaching Tales', and 'Building Blocks for Bright Beginnings'. She, as M. C. Arvanitis, has authored such fables as "THE LEGEND OF ELPANDA PAWS, and FORBIDDEN WINGS, A MERMAID'S STORY, as well as a mid grade historical series, HANK OF TWIN RIVERS. You can find her books at Smashwords.com and Amazon.com.
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Teachers, I hope you get some fun ideas for your students to enjoy. Passing along my stories and activities to those precious little ones we call students gives me much enjoyment and so now I can face retirement.
You can find the Fall/October activity page on the upper left menu. I will add other pages as the year progresses. I value any comment you may leave (see guest check-in page) or leave comment. If you need a project for a specific theme, I may have it in my large file of activities. You can always reach me at my email address below: margaretarvanitis@gmail.com
AND check out my FB writer's Page.
http://www.facebook.com/M.C.Arvanitis
Mr. Chuckles stops by the Wizard's Cauldron, checking up on Georgina Young-Ellis, the time-traveling Tsarina
The Wizard says:This week, we are treated to the wit and humour of Georgina Young-Ellis, a writer of...well, you'll see. Her grand and elegant looking books have attracted rave reviews in the States, but she doesn't appear to be as well known over here, which is surprising considering the topics she writes on. With Christmas on it's way, gift-buyers seeking an out-of-the ordinary present could do a lot worse than buy one of Georgina's sumptuously covered paperbacks. Characterised by crisp, no fuss diction and crystal clear prose, Georgina knows her way around a keyboard and her blogs too are an excellent read. Reaching for the Wizphone, I interrupted her while she was poring over the fragile scriptures, tomes and mildewed parchments which are the engine room of her historical labours. (By candlelight, I liked to imagine!) Here's what she had to say... http://greenwizard62.blogspot.com/2013/10/this-week-we-are-treated-to-wit-and.html
The Phil Naessens Show 10-16-2014 Reality and the 2014 New York Mets
http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/the-phil-naessens-show-10-16-2014-reality-and-the-2014-new-york-mets/
Blogging Mets Mark Berman joins Phil for the full hour to discuss what he feels the New York Mets will look like as opposed to the unrealistic expectations of their fan base plus much more
Blogging Mets Mark Berman joins Phil for the full hour to discuss what he feels the New York Mets will look like as opposed to the unrealistic expectations of their fan base plus much more
History Trivia - Queen Marie Antoinette beheaded
On October 16
456 Magister militum (Master of the Soldiers) Flavius Ricimer defeated Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and became master of the Western Roman Empire. Ricimer was the first German who became a virtual king of Italy.
1551 Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England during the minority reign of Edward VI was re-arrested. He was executed for felony in January 1552 after scheming to overthrow John Dudley's (Earl of Warwick) regime.
1555 The Protestant martyrs Bishop Hugh Latimer and Bishop Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake for heresy in England.
1793 Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the French Revolution.
456 Magister militum (Master of the Soldiers) Flavius Ricimer defeated Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and became master of the Western Roman Empire. Ricimer was the first German who became a virtual king of Italy.
1551 Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector of England during the minority reign of Edward VI was re-arrested. He was executed for felony in January 1552 after scheming to overthrow John Dudley's (Earl of Warwick) regime.
1555 The Protestant martyrs Bishop Hugh Latimer and Bishop Nicholas Ridley were burned at the stake for heresy in England.
1793 Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the French Revolution.
October 15, 2013
The Phil Naessens Show 10-15-2013 Trey Burke, Fantasy Basketball and the Indiana Pacers
http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/the-phil-naessens-show-10-15-2013-trey-burke-fantasy-basketball-and-the-indiana-pacers/
Segment 1: SLC Dunk Managing Editor Amar joins Phil to discuss the injury to Trey Burke and a look back on how the Utah Jazz fared in their pre-season games against the Portland Trailblazers, Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers plus much more.
Segment 2: Rotowire NBA Editor and Fantasy Basketball Expert Kyle McKeown joins Phil to discuss whether or not to draft Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Kevin Durant and many more small forward options to better prepare Fantasy Basketball owners for their upcoming drafts.
Segment 3: Indy Cornrows Managing Editor Tom Lewis joins Phil to discuss the Indiana Pacers recent pre-season games with the Houston Rockets. Lewis shares his concerns about where he thinks this team is headed and plenty more.
Segment 1: SLC Dunk Managing Editor Amar joins Phil to discuss the injury to Trey Burke and a look back on how the Utah Jazz fared in their pre-season games against the Portland Trailblazers, Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers plus much more.
Segment 2: Rotowire NBA Editor and Fantasy Basketball Expert Kyle McKeown joins Phil to discuss whether or not to draft Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Kevin Durant and many more small forward options to better prepare Fantasy Basketball owners for their upcoming drafts.
Segment 3: Indy Cornrows Managing Editor Tom Lewis joins Phil to discuss the Indiana Pacers recent pre-season games with the Houston Rockets. Lewis shares his concerns about where he thinks this team is headed and plenty more.
History Trivia - Henry VIII orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
October 15
70 BC, Virgil was born. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Roman Empire. 5
33 Byzantine general Belisarius made his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.
1389 Pope Urban VI died. The election of Urban sparked the Western Schism, which lasted nearly 40 years.
1501 English crown prince Arthur married Catherine of Aragon.
1520 King Henry VIII of England ordered bowling lanes at Whitehall.
1537 Prince Edward Tudor was baptized.
70 BC, Virgil was born. He is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Roman Empire. 5
33 Byzantine general Belisarius made his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.
1389 Pope Urban VI died. The election of Urban sparked the Western Schism, which lasted nearly 40 years.
1501 English crown prince Arthur married Catherine of Aragon.
1520 King Henry VIII of England ordered bowling lanes at Whitehall.
1537 Prince Edward Tudor was baptized.
October 14, 2013
Tag! You're IT blog hop
Thanks so very much to Lelani Black for tagging me to take part in the Tag, You're IT blog hop. I get to share a few tid-bits about my current work in progress, and tag three other authors, and invite them to answer the same questions for their Monday blogs. They then tag 3 more authors, and so on and so forth, till it's one great big giant Tag-Along! Sound good? Here goes!
What are you working on right now?
The Briton and the Dane: Timeline is the fifth novel in the series. Dr. Gwyneth Franger is a renowned expert in early medieval England who is set upon learning the truth about the death of Lord Erik, the last descendant of the powerful House of Wareham.
Her quest becomes an obsession, a condition which began with the discovery of a portrait of the tall and valiant warrior with which she forms an extraordinary and inexplicable bond.
Dr. Franger finds herself transported back to the Dark Ages and at the side of the noble Lord Erik who commands an army of elite Saxon warriors, a swift and mobile force able to deploy quickly throughout the kingdom to ward off invaders.
Will Gwyneth stop the assassins? Is she strong enough to walk away and watch her beloved Erik die? Or will she intervene, change the course of history and wipe out an entire timeline to save the man she loves with all her heart? How does it differ from other works in its genre? This story is set in two different timelines, 2066 and 1062. In this novel, we delve into the mindset of a modern woman whose knowledge of historical events threatens the course of recorded history. When presented with an option to use 21st century medical procedures, she could alter the timeline, but in good conscience, how could she not interfere? A timeless dilemma for which there are no easy answers. Why do you write what you do? My love of history is transparent as witnessed in my novels. By breathing life into characters referenced in text books, I hope to interest my readers in learning about people who lived centuries ago. While it is boring to have to memorize dates to pass a test, it is easier to remember what happened when it did, if the people become real - living, breathing men and women who had experienced every motion we feel today. Step into my world and enjoy the adventure. Here are the 3 authors I've tagged for this hop: Margaret ArvanitisBill Jones, Jr.Elise VanCise
What are you working on right now?
The Briton and the Dane: Timeline is the fifth novel in the series. Dr. Gwyneth Franger is a renowned expert in early medieval England who is set upon learning the truth about the death of Lord Erik, the last descendant of the powerful House of Wareham.
Her quest becomes an obsession, a condition which began with the discovery of a portrait of the tall and valiant warrior with which she forms an extraordinary and inexplicable bond.
Dr. Franger finds herself transported back to the Dark Ages and at the side of the noble Lord Erik who commands an army of elite Saxon warriors, a swift and mobile force able to deploy quickly throughout the kingdom to ward off invaders.
Will Gwyneth stop the assassins? Is she strong enough to walk away and watch her beloved Erik die? Or will she intervene, change the course of history and wipe out an entire timeline to save the man she loves with all her heart? How does it differ from other works in its genre? This story is set in two different timelines, 2066 and 1062. In this novel, we delve into the mindset of a modern woman whose knowledge of historical events threatens the course of recorded history. When presented with an option to use 21st century medical procedures, she could alter the timeline, but in good conscience, how could she not interfere? A timeless dilemma for which there are no easy answers. Why do you write what you do? My love of history is transparent as witnessed in my novels. By breathing life into characters referenced in text books, I hope to interest my readers in learning about people who lived centuries ago. While it is boring to have to memorize dates to pass a test, it is easier to remember what happened when it did, if the people become real - living, breathing men and women who had experienced every motion we feel today. Step into my world and enjoy the adventure. Here are the 3 authors I've tagged for this hop: Margaret ArvanitisBill Jones, Jr.Elise VanCise
