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August 14, 2013
History Trivia - German astrologer, Faust, thrown in Paris jail for selling books
August 14
1040 Duncan, King of Scots was murdered by Macbeth, who became king.
1457 The first book ever printed was published by a German astrologer named Faust. He was thrown in jail while trying to sell books in Paris because authorities concluded that all the identical books meant Faust had dealt with the devil.
1585 England's Queen Elizabeth I refused sovereignty of the Netherlands.
1598 Nine Years War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeated an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
1040 Duncan, King of Scots was murdered by Macbeth, who became king.
1457 The first book ever printed was published by a German astrologer named Faust. He was thrown in jail while trying to sell books in Paris because authorities concluded that all the identical books meant Faust had dealt with the devil.
1585 England's Queen Elizabeth I refused sovereignty of the Netherlands.
1598 Nine Years War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeated an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
The Phil Naessens Show 8-14-2013 Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada are Persona non Grata
http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/the-phil-naessens-show-8-14-2013-lucas-duda-and-ruben-tejada-are-persona-non-grata/
Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada are persona non grata, umpires strike zones and the Mets are playing above .500 ball since the all-star break. Please join host Phil Naessens and Blogging Mets Mark Berman for all these stories and much more on today’s Phil Naessens Show
Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada are persona non grata, umpires strike zones and the Mets are playing above .500 ball since the all-star break. Please join host Phil Naessens and Blogging Mets Mark Berman for all these stories and much more on today’s Phil Naessens Show
August 13, 2013
The Phil Naessens Show 8-13-2013 Riley Cooper and the “N” Word
http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/the-phil-naessens-show-8-13-2013-riley-cooper-and-the-n-word/
The Cincinnati Reds are closing in on the Pirates and Cardinals, Kawhi Leonard says he’s ready to be an All-Star, Philadelphia Eagles WR Riley Cooper drops the “N” bomb and Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Manziel is signing autographs for money. Those are just some of the stories being covered on today’s Phil Naessens Show. Please join host Phil Naessens and his guests Red Reporter Managing Editor Brandon Kraeling, Pounding the Rock Managing Editor J.R. Wilco and The Sports Goons Jameyan Smith on today’s show.
The Cincinnati Reds are closing in on the Pirates and Cardinals, Kawhi Leonard says he’s ready to be an All-Star, Philadelphia Eagles WR Riley Cooper drops the “N” bomb and Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Manziel is signing autographs for money. Those are just some of the stories being covered on today’s Phil Naessens Show. Please join host Phil Naessens and his guests Red Reporter Managing Editor Brandon Kraeling, Pounding the Rock Managing Editor J.R. Wilco and The Sports Goons Jameyan Smith on today’s show.
History Trivia - England's Henry V organizes siege of Harfleur
August 13
523 John I was elected Roman Catholic pope. He ended the Acacian Schism, bringing reunification of the Eastern and Western churches by restoring peace between the papacy and the Byzantine Emperor Justin I. He also set the rules for the Alexandrian calendar computation of the date of Easter, which was eventually accepted throughout the West.
1415 Hundred Years War: King Henry V of England army landed on mouth of the Seine River, and organized the siege of the town of Harfleur (now part of Le Havre).
1422 William Caxton, first English printer, was born.
1516 The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain was signed. Francis I of France recognized Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor recognized Francis' claim to Milan.
523 John I was elected Roman Catholic pope. He ended the Acacian Schism, bringing reunification of the Eastern and Western churches by restoring peace between the papacy and the Byzantine Emperor Justin I. He also set the rules for the Alexandrian calendar computation of the date of Easter, which was eventually accepted throughout the West.
1415 Hundred Years War: King Henry V of England army landed on mouth of the Seine River, and organized the siege of the town of Harfleur (now part of Le Havre).
1422 William Caxton, first English printer, was born.
1516 The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain was signed. Francis I of France recognized Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor recognized Francis' claim to Milan.
August 12, 2013
Amazon Review - Home Wrecker I by Brenda Perlin
Excellent story telling, August 11, 2013 By Lynelle "Aspiring Writer"
This review is from: Home Wrecker 1 (Home Wrecker Chronicles) (Kindle Edition) Brenda Perlin is a great story teller. Keeping the tone and pace through out the book as she captured your attention to the life of Brooklyn. Learning more about her thoughts and her choices as she experienced life from her early years to a mature woman. Flawless writing that entertained as well as an easy read. It was just so natural to sit in and listen as Brenda told the story feeling you are a old friend that is part of the in-crowd to know so much intimate detail. A great work of fiction I will recommend to every one who loves the written word.Money well spend. http://www.amazon.com/Home-Wrecker-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B00CKBWWIU/ref=cm_rdp_product
The Phil Naessens Show 8-12-2013 The Villianization of Alex Rodriquez
http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/08/12/the-phil-naessens-show-8-12-2013-the-villianization-of-alex-rodriquez/
New York Yankees 3b Alex Rodriquez has been villianized for years and since his 211 game suspension it’s gotten worse. Does he deserve this? Plus all the latest news on the Yankees and a division by division look at what’s going in in MLB baseball. Please join host Phil Naessens and special guest SB Nation MLB Managing Editor Steven Goldman for all this and more on today’s show
New York Yankees 3b Alex Rodriquez has been villianized for years and since his 211 game suspension it’s gotten worse. Does he deserve this? Plus all the latest news on the Yankees and a division by division look at what’s going in in MLB baseball. Please join host Phil Naessens and special guest SB Nation MLB Managing Editor Steven Goldman for all this and more on today’s show
Gladiator's Pen: Characters have favorite foods too!
Gladiator's Pen: Characters have favorite foods too!: Food and books or writing seem to just seem to go together. Not just cook books, noveling in general. During NaNoWriMo many writers I k...
History Trivia - Cleopatra commits suicide
August 12
30 BC –Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.
1099 First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon: Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeated Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.
1164 Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeated the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.
1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought between supporters of David II, infant son of Robert the Bruce and rebels supporting the Balliol claim in 1332, and is a significant battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence.
1336 England's King Edward III ended wool export to Flanders.
1480 Battle of Otranto - Ottoman troops beheaded 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.
30 BC –Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian Ptolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.
1099 First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon: Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeated Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.
1164 Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeated the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.
1332 Battle of Dupplin Moor was fought between supporters of David II, infant son of Robert the Bruce and rebels supporting the Balliol claim in 1332, and is a significant battle of the Second War of Scottish Independence.
1336 England's King Edward III ended wool export to Flanders.
1480 Battle of Otranto - Ottoman troops beheaded 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.
August 11, 2013
Blast from the Past - School of the Ages interviews Mary Ann Bernal
indie author interview: Mary Ann Bernal talks Anglo-Saxon Britain
Posted by Matt Posner on January 13, 2013 at 10:00 AM I'm joined for this post by a very nice historical fiction author who deals with one of the darkest, most vigorous periods in English history.
What's your name and where do you live?
I'm Mary Ann Bernal, a New York “expat”, currently residing in Omaha, Nebraska.
What do you write and why do you write it?
My area of interest focuses on Anglo-Saxon Britain during the reign of Alfred the Great when the formidable Vikings terrorized all of Christendom. I am fascinated with the time period, for which there is scant documentation, leading to speculation and “filling in the dots” as to what actually happened in the late Ninth Century. The Briton and the Dane trilogy weaves controversial themes throughout the series, such as religious beliefs, violence, treachery and betrayal.
Recommend to readers a book you have written.
The Briton and the Dane: Concordia
Travel back in time to late Ninth Century Anglo-Saxon Britain where Alfred the Great rules with a benevolent hand while the Danish King rules peacefully within the boundaries of the Danelaw. Trade flourishes, and scholars from throughout the civilized world flock to Britannia’s shores to study at the King’s Court School at Winchester.
Enter Concordia, a beautiful noble woman whose family is favored by the king. Vain, willful, and admired, but ambitious and cunning, Concordia is not willing to accept her fate. She is betrothed to the valiant warrior, Brantson, but sees herself as far too young to lay in the bedchamber of an older suitor. She wants to see the wonders of the world, embracing everything in it; preferably, but dangerously, at the side of Thayer, the exotic Saracen who charms King Alfred’s court and ignites her yearning passions.
Concordia manipulates her besotted husband into taking her to Rome, but her ship is captured by bloodthirsty pirates, and the seafarers protecting her are ruthlessly slain to a man. As she awaits her fate in the Moorish captain’s bed, by sheer chance, she discovers that salvation is at hand in the gilded court of a Saracen nobleman.
While awaiting rescue, Concordia finds herself at the center of intrigue, plots, blackmail, betrayal and the vain desires of two egotistical brothers, each willing to die for her favor. Using only feminine cunning, Concordia must defend her honor while plotting her escape as she awaits deliverance, somewhere inside steamy, unconquered Muslim Hispania.
Recommend to readers a book by someone else.
Carla by Mark Barry
An original, innovative psychological thriller and a dark romance. Brilliant physicist and released mental patient Jonathan Dexter is under strict orders not to get involved in relationships. Amongst other diagnoses, psychiatrists say he suffers an extreme form of Borderline Personality Disorder and relationships aren’t good him. Nor for the women he meets. Pronounced safe and sent to live in Wheatley Fields, a prosperous English town, he meets Carla, a young wildlife conservation student working behind the bar of an old tavern. The two develop a relationship against the odds. Things might be looking up. Maybe he is cured this time. Maybe Carla is the healing influence he’s been looking for. But then, as they do in relationships, things start to go wrong. And suddenly Carla finds herself in extreme danger.
I've been in touch with Mark Barry and I hope to have him here one day as well. How about sharing an interesting experience from your life as a writer?
The best comment was made by my granddaughter, Ana, who told me she can’t wait until she’s old enough to read my books. How precious is that?
Tell an interesting experience from a non-writing job you've had.
Nancy Walker (actress best known for appearing on the TV show Rhoda) and I almost collided on a sidewalk in Manhattan as I was hurrying back to work after an extended lunch hour.
What are your views about love?
In addition to being the epitome of affection, love is also a virtue, exhibiting kindness and compassion, unselfish loyalty and benevolence towards one’s partner, family, friends, and fellow human beings.
What are your views about work?
One should take pride in his/her position, no matter the job, being conscientious, diligent and hard working. This old adage comes to mind: “There are no small parts, only small actors.”
Write about your favorite teacher.
I have been fortunate to have had a few teachers over the years that encouraged me to develop my writing skills since I had a talent for bringing the reader into the story, having the reader “there” so to speak, experiencing the action, breathing the dust arising from the arena or feeling the frothy bubbles on their toes. You too can be swept away into the Ninth Century, a nice place to visit.
Give me a link to a funny youtube video with no nudity or foul language/swearing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzuc1Qqb34
Where can we find out more about you?
My website
Recent Interview: Interview on Writers Showcase - podcast plus review of Concordia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Omaha/The-Briton-and-the-Dane/279770885805
http://twitter.com/#!/BritonandDane
http://maryannbernal.blogspot.com/
http://www.litunderground.com/MaryAnnBernal.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/maryannbernal/
http://pinterest.com/maryannbernal/
Where can people purchase your work?
Amazon US
Amazon UK
The Literary Underground
What's your name and where do you live?
I'm Mary Ann Bernal, a New York “expat”, currently residing in Omaha, Nebraska.
What do you write and why do you write it?
My area of interest focuses on Anglo-Saxon Britain during the reign of Alfred the Great when the formidable Vikings terrorized all of Christendom. I am fascinated with the time period, for which there is scant documentation, leading to speculation and “filling in the dots” as to what actually happened in the late Ninth Century. The Briton and the Dane trilogy weaves controversial themes throughout the series, such as religious beliefs, violence, treachery and betrayal.
Recommend to readers a book you have written.
The Briton and the Dane: Concordia
Travel back in time to late Ninth Century Anglo-Saxon Britain where Alfred the Great rules with a benevolent hand while the Danish King rules peacefully within the boundaries of the Danelaw. Trade flourishes, and scholars from throughout the civilized world flock to Britannia’s shores to study at the King’s Court School at Winchester.
Enter Concordia, a beautiful noble woman whose family is favored by the king. Vain, willful, and admired, but ambitious and cunning, Concordia is not willing to accept her fate. She is betrothed to the valiant warrior, Brantson, but sees herself as far too young to lay in the bedchamber of an older suitor. She wants to see the wonders of the world, embracing everything in it; preferably, but dangerously, at the side of Thayer, the exotic Saracen who charms King Alfred’s court and ignites her yearning passions.
Concordia manipulates her besotted husband into taking her to Rome, but her ship is captured by bloodthirsty pirates, and the seafarers protecting her are ruthlessly slain to a man. As she awaits her fate in the Moorish captain’s bed, by sheer chance, she discovers that salvation is at hand in the gilded court of a Saracen nobleman.
While awaiting rescue, Concordia finds herself at the center of intrigue, plots, blackmail, betrayal and the vain desires of two egotistical brothers, each willing to die for her favor. Using only feminine cunning, Concordia must defend her honor while plotting her escape as she awaits deliverance, somewhere inside steamy, unconquered Muslim Hispania.
Recommend to readers a book by someone else.
Carla by Mark Barry
An original, innovative psychological thriller and a dark romance. Brilliant physicist and released mental patient Jonathan Dexter is under strict orders not to get involved in relationships. Amongst other diagnoses, psychiatrists say he suffers an extreme form of Borderline Personality Disorder and relationships aren’t good him. Nor for the women he meets. Pronounced safe and sent to live in Wheatley Fields, a prosperous English town, he meets Carla, a young wildlife conservation student working behind the bar of an old tavern. The two develop a relationship against the odds. Things might be looking up. Maybe he is cured this time. Maybe Carla is the healing influence he’s been looking for. But then, as they do in relationships, things start to go wrong. And suddenly Carla finds herself in extreme danger.
I've been in touch with Mark Barry and I hope to have him here one day as well. How about sharing an interesting experience from your life as a writer?
The best comment was made by my granddaughter, Ana, who told me she can’t wait until she’s old enough to read my books. How precious is that?
Tell an interesting experience from a non-writing job you've had.
Nancy Walker (actress best known for appearing on the TV show Rhoda) and I almost collided on a sidewalk in Manhattan as I was hurrying back to work after an extended lunch hour.
What are your views about love?
In addition to being the epitome of affection, love is also a virtue, exhibiting kindness and compassion, unselfish loyalty and benevolence towards one’s partner, family, friends, and fellow human beings.
What are your views about work?
One should take pride in his/her position, no matter the job, being conscientious, diligent and hard working. This old adage comes to mind: “There are no small parts, only small actors.”
Write about your favorite teacher.
I have been fortunate to have had a few teachers over the years that encouraged me to develop my writing skills since I had a talent for bringing the reader into the story, having the reader “there” so to speak, experiencing the action, breathing the dust arising from the arena or feeling the frothy bubbles on their toes. You too can be swept away into the Ninth Century, a nice place to visit.
Give me a link to a funny youtube video with no nudity or foul language/swearing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzuc1Qqb34
Where can we find out more about you?
My website
Recent Interview: Interview on Writers Showcase - podcast plus review of Concordia
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Omaha/The-Briton-and-the-Dane/279770885805
http://twitter.com/#!/BritonandDane
http://maryannbernal.blogspot.com/
http://www.litunderground.com/MaryAnnBernal.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/maryannbernal/
http://pinterest.com/maryannbernal/
Where can people purchase your work?
Amazon US
Amazon UK
The Literary Underground
History Trivia - Rodrigo Borgia elected Pope
August 11
480 BC Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Artemisium – the Persians won a naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near Artemisium, a promontory on the north coast of Euboea (island of central Greece in the Aegean Sea).
355 Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaimed himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
1492 Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI. One of the most notorious men to sit on the papal throne, Alexander VI was worldly, ambitious and ruthless. However he was a patron of the arts (Raphael, Michelangelo and Pinturicchio) and also encouraged the development of education as evidenced by the issuance of a Papal Bull at the request of William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen, and King James IV of Scotland, founding King’s College, Aberdeen.
480 BC Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Artemisium – the Persians won a naval victory over the Greeks in an engagement fought near Artemisium, a promontory on the north coast of Euboea (island of central Greece in the Aegean Sea).
355 Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaimed himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
1492 Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI. One of the most notorious men to sit on the papal throne, Alexander VI was worldly, ambitious and ruthless. However he was a patron of the arts (Raphael, Michelangelo and Pinturicchio) and also encouraged the development of education as evidenced by the issuance of a Papal Bull at the request of William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen, and King James IV of Scotland, founding King’s College, Aberdeen.
