Blogs about: Glorious Revolution

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George Orwell Book Prize 2010

My A Radical History of Britain has been entered into this year’s competition…along with another 211 books. Chances of winning? To quote from The Naked Gun, “Doctors say that Nordber… more →

Edward Vallance

May 7th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 2 weeks ago: Events: 1429 – The English siege of Orleans ended after 6 months. It was a major turning point … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Russian royalty, The Hanovers, German royalty, The Stuarts, the hundred years war, Holy Roman Emperor

April 30th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 3 weeks ago: Events: 1980 – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands abdicates the Dutch throne on her birthday, th … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Dutch Royalty, French royalty, Not So Dead Royalty, polish royalty, Swedish Royalty, The Crusades, The Stuarts

April 20th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1689 – A year after his deposition in the Glorious Revolution, James II and VII launch … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, napoleon, French royalty, Spanish Royalty, German royalty, The Stuarts, Danish Royalty, victorian era

Understanding the present: Proxy Wars part I

irmedeaca wrote 1 month ago: A proxy war or proxy warfare is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substit … more →

Tags: USA, History, UK, Proxy War, New France, Wabanaki Confederacy, Proxy War, New England, Kennebec river

A bridge to the past — 6 comments

Jo Woolf wrote 1 month ago: The Lurg Burn tumbles under a stone bridge as it makes its way down to the Sma’ Glen just north of G … more →

Tags: History, Scotland, History 2, Scottish History, bonnie prince charlie, Jacobite-uprising, Perthshire, General Wade, George Wade

April 11th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 1 month ago: Events: 1689 – Prince William of Orange and his wife Princess Mary Stuart are formally crowned … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, French royalty, Navarrese Royalty, Portugese Royalty, Scottish Royalty, The Stuarts, welsh royalty

Anglo-American Conservatism

NEO wrote 1 month ago: In reading Jess’s fine article this morning a few things struck me, both having to do with how … more →

Tags: conservatism, united states, Magna Carta, England, Britain, Robert Peel, Monarch, Magna Charta

April 2nd

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 1 month ago: No major events. Birthdays: 742 – A boy is born in the Frankish Empire to King Pepin and Bertr … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Austrian Royalty, The Tudors, French royalty, Spanish Royalty, The Stuarts, Danish Royalty, Holy Roman Emperor

March 23rd

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 2 months ago: Events: 1534 – The English Parliament passes the First Act of Succession which revalidates the … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Plantagenets, The Tudors, Not So Dead Royalty, The Windsors, French royalty, War of the Roses, Spanish Royalty, The Stuarts

March 12th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 2 months ago: Events: 1689 – The Williamite-Jacobite War in Ireland begins after the Glorious Revolution. Th … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, French royalty, Italian monarchy/aristocracy, Swedish Royalty, The Stuarts, victorian era, The Borgias

Robinson Crusoe - The author, Daniel Defoe — 1 comment

matteojudo wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a short presentation of Daniel Defoe, who is considered one of the most important Briti … more →

Tags: XVIII century novels, Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe, british author, XVII-XVIII century author, Moll Flanders, roxana, captain singleton

Day in History - February 13: William and Mary are declared co-regnant Monarchs

artemisiasroyalden wrote 3 months ago: On 13 February 1689, the Prince and Princess of Orange formally became the new King and Queen Regnan … more →

Tags: Historical Royals, British Royals, Marriage, anniversary, Coronation, line of succession, Act of Parliament, William III of England, Mary II

February 13th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 3 months ago: Events: 1462 – Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lords of the Isles sign the Treaty of Wes … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Plantagenets, The Tudors, wives of henry viii, French royalty, War of the Roses, The Hanovers, Swedish Royalty, German royalty

February 12th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 3 months ago: Events: 1554 – Lady Jane Grey and her husband, Lord Guildford Dudley, were executed within the … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Austrian Royalty, The Tudors, Italian monarchy/aristocracy, Swedish Royalty, German royalty, The Stuarts, Holy Roman Emperor

The Draughtsman's Contract

thecheesewolf wrote 3 months ago:   The mirror carp outlive us all: The monarchs, heirs and breeding mares. The moat is thick as … more →

Tags: ten films, Empire, Mystery, film, films, murder, The Draughtsman's Contract, Peter Greenaway, michael nyman

February 6th

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 3 months ago: Events: 1649 – Just a few days after the execution of his father, Charles I, Charles II is pro … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Austrian Royalty, Not So Dead Royalty, The Windsors, French royalty, Spanish Royalty, German royalty, The Stuarts, Greek Royalty

Anne: The Last Queen of Scotland

historyatrandom wrote 3 months ago: St James’s Palace, where Anne was born in February 1685. Queen Anne was born on the night of t … more →

Tags: Monarchs of Scotland, Queen Anne, British Monarchy, Scottish Monarchy, Scotland, Royalty, William of Orange, Queen Mary II, King James VII

January 31st — 1 comment

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 3 months ago: Events: 1606 – Some of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, including Guy Fawkes are executed. Faw … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Dutch Royalty, Not So Dead Royalty, The Stuarts, Portugese Royalty, Gunpowder Plot

January 22nd

samanthaimperiatrix wrote 4 months ago: Events: 1689 – The Convention Parliament assembled in London to decide if James II and VII of … more →

Tags: Daily Posts, Austrian Royalty, The Hanovers, German royalty, The Stuarts, Danish Royalty, victorian era, Portugese Royalty, Holy Roman Emperor


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