Historical men and women
Monday, 21 December 2015
The death of Saladin, 1193
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The Saracen leader and general Saladin died on 4 th March 1193. He is renowned as being the leader who opposed England’s King Richar...
James Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender
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On 4 th February 1716 James Francis Edward Stuart abandoned his attempt to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from th...
Cardinal Richelieu
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4th December 1642 was the day on which Cardinal Richelieu, the most powerful man in France, died. Born in 1585, Armand Jean du Plessi...
Sunday, 20 December 2015
The adventure of Juan Ponce de Leon, 1513
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On 3 rd March 1513 an intrepid explorer with a crazy dream set off in search of eternal youth and failed to find it. This was Juan...
The disappearance of Francois Villon, 1463
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3 rd January 1463 was the last date on which anyone clapped eyes on one of medieval France’s greatest poets, François Villon. Bani...
How a dolphin became King of France
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The heir to the throne of France, at the time of Joan of Arc, was a dolphin. At least, this was according to W C Sellar and R J Yeatman, w...
Saturday, 19 December 2015
King Edward V of England
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King Edward V of England was born on 2 nd November 1470. He occupies a very sad place in British history in that he holds the record for th...
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