Events: 1462 – Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Impaler, attempts to assassinate Ottoman Emperor Mehmed II, and engaged and defeated his army. The Turks were defeated and driven back from Romania. 1497… more →
Today in Dead Royaltywrote 18 hours ago: Events: 1462 – Vlad Dracul or Vlad the Impaler, attempts to assassinate Ottoman Emperor Mehmed … more →
wrote 6 days ago: Events: 1509 – The new king of England, Henry VIII, marries his first wife, Catherine of Arago … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Events: 1153 – Malcolm IV was crowned at Scone. He was about 12 years old and was succeeding h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1536 – Five men were executed for high treason. They were George Boleyn, Viscount Roch … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1515 – Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and sister to Henry VIII, married … more →
wrote 1 month ago: King Willem-Alexander Kissing His Mother Before Being Unveiled To The Crowd As The New King Willem-A … more →
wrote 1 month ago: On Queen’s Day, the now Princess Beatrix abdicated in favor of her son Willem-Alexander who is … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1980 – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands abdicates the Dutch throne on her birthday, th … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Earlier this year, my Dutch friend asked me to go to the Netherlands so that we may partake in the Q … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here’s the speech King Willem-Alexander van Oranje held with English subtitles. It was a very … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives at Orleans with additional French forces to relieve the Sie … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I must admit to a weakness for Reality TV. Not the manipulated “real life” genre usually traced back … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1296 – The Battle of Dunbar takes place as part of the First War of Scottish Independe … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1558 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries the Dauphin of France, Francis in Paris. Francis w … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1348 – The Order of the Garter is founded today in England by Edward III. It is the ol … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I am so happy to be living in Holland right now. The sun is shining again, the weather is warming up … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Events: 1397 – At the court of Richard II of England, Geoffrey Chaucer begins telling the Cant … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Events: 1606 – James I and VI signs the royal charter to establish the Virginia Company of Lon … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Events: 1413 – A 27 year old Henry V is crowned as King of England at Westminster Abbey. He wa … more →