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February 12, 2013
History Trivia
February 12
881 Pope John VIII crowned Charles the Fat, the King of Italy, Holy Roman Emperor. Charles was the grandson of Charlemagne who suffered from epilepsy and other illnesses; he also paid the Vikings to keep the barbarians from pillaging his empire.
1554 Lady Jane Grey, the nine day queen of England, was executed at the age of 16.
1554 - Lord Guildford Dudley, Jane Grey's husband, was beheaded
February 11, 2013
History Trivia
February 11,
Norway folk-belief: Christ's Cross was hewn on this day, and therefore the axe should not be used.
55 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome, clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor. 1
466 Elizabeth of York Queen of England and mother of Henry VIII was born. Elizabeth had seven children and died in childbirth on February 11th, 1503.
1531 Henry VIII of England was recognized as supreme head of the Protestant Church of England.
February 10, 2013
Gladiator's Pen: Firsts MFRW Bloghop
Gladiator's Pen: Firsts MFRW Bloghop: Welcome to Firsts the first blog hop sponsored by Marketing for Romance Writers.org. Here on Gladiator's Pen I have an excerpt from ...
The Writers Showcase with Phil Naessens
http://thewritersshow.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/the-writers-showcase-podcast-e08-brilliant-disguise-by-mark-berman/
Author Mark Berman joins host Phil Naessens to share his journey as a writer and to discuss his novel Brilliant Disguise .
Author Mark Berman joins host Phil Naessens to share his journey as a writer and to discuss his novel Brilliant Disguise .
History Trivia
February 10,
60 it is believed St Paul was shipwrecked off the coast of Malta on this date.
1098 Crusaders defeated Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch.
1162 Baldwin III, King of the crusader state of Jerusalem, died.
1306 Robert the Bruce murdered his leading political rival John Comyn in front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries and sparked revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence.
1355 the St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford, England, where 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals died.
