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thefreelancehistorywriter.com
Photo copyright of the The Freelance History Writer It's always an interesting exercise as an historian to contemplate the "what ifs" of history. Edward VI of England is just one of those cases. Would he have been the epitome of a Protestant humanist, ruling with a velvet touch? Or would he have become a tyrant... |
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northeastlore.com
In my last blog we looked at the First Battle of Alnwick in 1093 (https://northeastlore.com/2021/01/02/the-battle-of-alnwick-1093-rebellion-of-1095/). It was more of a skirmish than a battle, but it did result in the death of the King of Scotland, Malcolm III and his eldest son and heir Edward. In this blog we consider the Second Battle of Alnwick.... |
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historytheinterestingbits.com
Detail of Emma of Normandy before an altar In the years leading up to the Norman Conquest of 1066 one woman, in particular, stands out as the matriarch of the period: Emma of Normandy. As wife of both Æthelred II and King Cnut, Emma of Normandy was the lynchpin of the story of the 11th... |
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www.livescience.com
Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside rodent bones that were deposited by owls thousands of years ago. |
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