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February 5, 2013
History Trivia
February 5
46 BC, Marcus Cato, the Roman philosopher, committed suicide by stabbing himself, after learning of the victory of his enemy, Julius Caesar, over Pompey at Thapsus.
Pompeii - terrace view62 Pompeii and Herculaneum were severely damaged by an earthquake.
1204 Alexius V was proclaimed Eastern Roman Emperor during the siege of Constantinople.
1265 Pope Clement IV was elected.
1576 Henry of Navarre abjured Catholicism at Tours and rejoined the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
February 4, 2013
How to Get Amazon's Top Customer Reviewers to Review your Book
How To Get Amazon’s Top Customer Reviewers To Review Your Bookby Joanna Penn on September 16, 2012In the last few weeks, there have been scandals about so-called sock puppet reviews, when authors have paid for fake reviews or even created them under false identities. Whatever your thoughts on this type of thing, there’s no doubt that having great reviews can help your book sell.
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February 3, 2013
History Trivia
February 3
590 Gregory I, the Great, was elected Roman Catholic pope. He is known as the Father of Christian Worship because of his liturgical reforms.
1014 King Sweyn I (Forkbeard) of Denmark died. The Viking leader established a Danish empire, gained control of Norway, and conquered England. His name appears as Swegen in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
1461: Battle of Mortimer's Cross The Yorkists, led by the future Edward IV, defeated Lancastrian forces in this significant battle of the War of the Roses.
February 2, 2013
MORI-ART | MOO: Winning artist @ 2nd Annual All Women Competition
MORI-ART | MOO: Winning artist @ 2nd Annual All Women Competition: What an exciting birthday surprise! I´m very proud about to be a winning artist in two categories in the 2nd Annual "All Women" Art Comp...
Welcome to she said, he said: An interview with Maggie Secara
Welcome to she said, he said: An interview with Maggie Secara: I'm absolutely delighted to welcome Maggie Secara, a fellow Crooked Cat author, today. Maggie is the au th or of T he D ragon Ring des...
History Trivia
February 2
506, The Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum, a collection of Roman law, was drafted at Toulouse under Alaric II, King of the Visigoths.
962 Pope John XII crowned Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1032 Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor became King of Burgundy.
1208 James I (the Conqueror) King of Aragon was born.
1461 England's War of the Roses: Second battle of St Alban's- Lancastrians defeated Yorkists.
1461 Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England died.
