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Soldiers' Angels Germany: A 'Date which will live in Infamy'

Soldiers' Angels Germany: A 'Date which will live in Infamy': Sailors in a motor launch rescue a survivor from the water alongside the sunken USS West Virginia during or shortly after the Japanese air ...

History Trivia

December 6 1196 the Northern Dutch coast was flooded; known as the Saint-Nicolaas Flood, resulted in widespread damage and death. 1421 Henry VI was born. Henry VI was a child when he came to the throne on the death of his father Henry V. His weakness as a ruler and his occasional displays of mental instability exacerbated the Wars of the Roses (dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York).   

Ngaire Elder: The Wonderful Wizard of Notts ...! Writer, Mark Ba...

Ngaire Elder: The Wonderful Wizard of Notts ...! Writer, Mark Ba...: Mark, you wear many hats: writer, publisher, horse fancier, chief-tweeter and wizard, which is your favourite and why? Writer and horse rac...

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 ...

History Trivia

December 4                                                       Charlemagne's cathedral at Aachen 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'...