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poncianito
poncianito
On This Day in History
Jun 8 2011, 3:21 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 8 2011, 3:21 PM EDT
June 8 1405,are executed in York on Henry IV's orders;Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Norfolk. 3  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    

Kittywake09
1. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 8 2011, 6:12 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 8 2011, 6:12 PM EDT
Edward, the Blacv Prince died on 8 June 1375. Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

Kittywake09
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Jun 9 2011, 5:05 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 5:05 AM EDT
On this day 9 June 1572 Jeanne d'Albret died.

Jeanne d'Albret also known as Jeanne III or Joan III, was the queen regnant of Navarre from 1555 to 1572. She married Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, and was the mother of Henry of Bourbon, who became King of Navarre as well as of France as the first Bourbon king. She was the Duchess of Vendôme by marriage.

She was the acknowledged spiritual and political leader of the French Huguenot movement.

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megmaniac
megmaniac
3. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 9 2011, 5:26 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 5:26 AM EDT
9th June is also the feast day of St Columba, a 6th century Irish missionary who founded a monastery on the Scottish island of Iona. it is said to be extra lucky if it falls on a Thursday, which it has! he is credited with numerous miracles, including driving away a monster that lurked in Loch Ness by making the sign of the cross, and securing the conversion of the Picts. also on this day Emperor Nero was born in AD68, engineer George Stephenson in 1781, Johnny Depp in 1963 and Matt Bellamy of MUSE in 1978! And Charles Dickens died in 1870. also in 1549, the first book of common prayer, compiled by Thomas Cranmer was adopted by the English church. Do you find this valuable?    

Kittywake09
4. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 9 2011, 6:39 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 6:39 AM EDT
On Time Team the other week they were in Iona and they thought they had found a saint's burial. St Columba is reputed to have been buried in Iona then disinterred and reburied in Kilpatrick, County Down along with St Patrick and St Brigit, it was very interesting.

Thanks for adding this megmaniac
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megmaniac
megmaniac
5. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 9 2011, 6:51 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 6:51 AM EDT
i think i have seen that one too. i watched the one when they were at the wemyss caves in fife and they found pict carvings. mr megmaniac used to play in those caves as a child, his family home is just up the road from them. Do you find this valuable?    

Kittywake09
6. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 9 2011, 7:02 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 7:02 AM EDT
Oh my goodness how brilliant for him. That was a good one, he was not the one who put graffiti on the walls or drove a car in and wreck it did he ? Do you find this valuable?    
megmaniac
megmaniac
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Jun 9 2011, 7:09 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 7:09 AM EDT
"Oh my goodness how brilliant for him. That was a good one, he was not the one who put graffiti on the walls or drove a car in and wreck it did he ? "
hope not ! 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
poncianito
poncianito
8. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 9 2011, 12:34 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 12:34 PM EDT
On this day June 9 1531, is sign a secret treaty against Karel V, by Pope Clemens VII and Francois I. Do you find this valuable?    
poncianito
poncianito
9. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 9 2011, 12:42 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 9 2011, 12:42 PM EDT
On this day June 9 1549, Is adopted in England, the Book of Common Prayer. Do you find this valuable?    

Kittywake09
10. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 5:09 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 5:09 AM EDT
On this day 10 June 323 Alexander the Great died

On either 10 or 11 June 323 BC, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon at the age of 32. Details of the death differ slightly - Plutarch's account is that roughly 14 days before his death, Alexander entertained his admiral Nearchus, and spent the night and next day drinking with Medius of Larissa. He developed a fever, which grew steadily worse, until he was unable to speak, and the common soldiers, anxious about his health, demanded and were granted the right to file past him as he silently waved at them. Two days later, Alexander was dead. Diodorus recounts that Alexander was struck down with pain after downing a large bowl of unmixed wine in honour of Hercules, and died after some agony, which is also mentioned as an alternative by Arrian, but Plutarch specifically denies this claim

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megmaniac
megmaniac
11. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 5:30 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 5:30 AM EDT
poor Alexander. i have an affinity with his name cos half my family are called Alexander. Do you find this valuable?    

Kittywake09
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Jun 10 2011, 5:45 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 5:45 AM EDT
I love the history of Alexander also, what a magnificent man he was. ARGH Colin Farrell with the blonde mop!!! Do you find this valuable?    
juliana-angela
juliana-angela
13. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 10:35 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 10:35 AM EDT
"I love the history of Alexander also, what a magnificent man he was. ARGH Colin Farrell with the blonde mop!!!"
I think that is probably one of the worst films I have ever watched - or attempted to watch, I've never managed to stand more than half of it... Do you find this valuable?    
megmaniac
megmaniac
14. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 10:56 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 10:56 AM EDT
the film was pretty grim, which is a shame cos it's such a good story. and angelina jolie as his mum????????? Do you find this valuable?    

Kittywake09
15. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 11:16 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 11:16 AM EDT
I liked the battles scenes (again) with the elephants but oh my goodness what a bellyflop that movie was. Do you find this valuable?    
megmaniac
megmaniac
16. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 11:30 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 11:30 AM EDT
i was going to mention the elephants cos that bit was good! Do you find this valuable?    

Kittywake09
17. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 12:33 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 12:33 PM EDT
"i was going to mention the elephants cos that bit was good!"
I have mentioned before I hate wars etc but love to watch historical battles being reanacted, the elephant scenes were brilliant. Do you find this valuable?    
megmaniac
megmaniac
18. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 12:46 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 12:46 PM EDT
i like battles too. i loved that bit in the tudors when henry blew up the castle in boulogne. did that really happen ? Do you find this valuable?    
poncianito
poncianito
19. RE: On This Day in History
Jun 10 2011, 1:52 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 10 2011, 1:52 PM EDT
June 10-1247 Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop Toledo,died.His election as archbishop of Toledo was confirmed by Pope Innocent III on 12 February 1209. In addition, Alfonso VIII appointed him as major chancellor of Castile. Do you find this valuable?    
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