Today in History...

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

I think I saw an article about it on the BBC's site - here it is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europ... .

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Very interesting, thank you for posting Susanna!

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Yes, thanks Susanna.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

December 18, 1570 Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32


December 18, 1774 Empress Maria Theresa expels Jews from Prague, Bohemia & Moravia

[Heather]

December 20, 1803--France sells Louisiana to the United States.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I missed a few days, so here are the make ups.

December 19, 1154 King Henry II of England crowned.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

December 20, 1192 King Richard the Lionheart captured in Vienna.

December 20, 1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

And now for today.....

December 21, 0918 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies

December 21, 1537 birth date of Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92).

[Heather]

December 21, 1785: England's Prince of Wales, the future King George IV, marries Maria Fitzherbert in secret.

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Good one Heather!

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Yes, Heather always comes up with some good ones. I liked Susanna's link, too. Very interesting.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Late tonight, but here it is:

December 22, 1428 birth date of Richard Neville Warwick, 2nd earl of Salisbury

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

December 23, 1620 French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII

[Heather]

December 23, 1588: King Henry III of France regains power by having a leader of the Catholic league assassinated (Henri, Duke of Guise) and their chosen heir arrested.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

The Wars of Religion in France were a nasty, nasty business.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

December 28, 1694 Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32

[Kelly A.]

Today in 1511, Henry, the first son of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon was born, only to die less than two months later.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Happy 2011 to all our members! Hope this year is good for all of you, and another good year for the group.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

January 1, 0414 King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia.

January 1, 1438 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary.

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Kelly A. wrote: "Today in 1511, Henry, the first son of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon was born, only to die less than two months later."

Sadness for poor KoA, the survival of that son would have changed history.

Happy New Year everybody!

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

It sure would have, Colleen. Can you imagine?

Hope your year is great so far!!

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

I can imagine it, no AB and no E1! ;p

Same to you Lyn!

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I wonder where the US would be without the progression of royalty the way that it happened.

[Heather]

January 1, 1515: King Francis I of France (Francis of Angoulême) succeeds to the French throne.


Happy New Year Everyone!!

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Interesting question Lyn!

Same to you Heather!

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

Colleen wrote: "I can imagine it, no AB and no E1! ;p

Same to you Lyn!"

Careful!!! That wouldn't be a good thing!!! lol

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

I wondered when you would ring in on this, Jen.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

January 2, 1235 Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Lyn M wrote: "I wondered when you would ring in on this, Jen."

Hahaha so was I! I figured a comment like that from me would bring her out of hiding. ;p

[Jennifer, Group Founder/Mod #1]

LOL!

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Heeheehee!

[Heather]

January 2, 1861: William I succeeds to the Prussian throne; he later becomes the first Kaiser of a united German Empire.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

January 3, 1322 Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

January 4, 1642 King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament

[Heather]

January 4, 1825: King Francis I of the Two Sicilies inherits the throne.

[Heather]

January 5, 1589: The death of Queen Catherine de Medici of France.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

OOO, Heather. I like the one for today. Did you read C.W.'s book about her? It was great.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

January 5, 1387 Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

Lyn M wrote: "OOO, Heather. I like the one for today. Did you read C.W.'s book about her? It was great."

I like that one too, and I agree the C.W. book about her is fantastic!

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Lyn M wrote: "January 5, 1387 Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67"

I like the nicknames listed for him at Wikipedia: The Ceremonious" and "The One with the Little Dagger."

[Colleen, The Enforcer/Mod #2]

LOL!!!

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

OK, the second is definitely interesting. I'm still laughing.

[Heather]

January 6, 1540: King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, wife number four.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

Heather, you must be ahead of me. It is only 9 pm on the 5th here, lol.

Anne of Cleves is certainly someone I would like to know more about. How did she survive Henry??

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I agree with you Lyn, I've been wondering the same thing. How did she manage to get away with her head still attached to her body?

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Lyn M wrote: "Heather, you must be ahead of me. It is only 9 pm on the 5th here, lol.

Anne of Cleves is certainly someone I would like to know more about. How did she survive Henry??"

I suspect that letting Henry annul the marriage had a lot to do with it. After that, she was officially "the King's Sister," danced at his wedding to Catherine Howard, and so forth. I think she outlived all the other wives.

[Heather]

I'm on Central time, but I did do it a few hours early. I think it was around 10:30 p.m.....lol.

Lyn is right about Anne of Cleves. Because she agreed to the annulment Henry was very kind to her. He gave her a castle and a nice yearly income and she was given the title of "The Kings Sister".

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

She must have been much smarter than people gave her credit for. I believe that she was looked at as a barbarian, yet she was savvy enough to know when to let things be.

[Lyn (Readinghearts), The mod of last resort/Mod #3]

January 6, 1066 King Harald of England crowned

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Lyn M wrote: "She must have been much smarter than people gave her credit for. I believe that she was looked at as a barbarian, yet she was savvy enough to know when to let things be."

The '70 BBC version of Henry VIII and His Six Wives portrayed her as very smart and politically savvy.