English Civil War

@flapiz · 2 years ago

Inside Castle Cornet: An 800 Year Old Castle Part I

Hello everyone! I am so excited, as today, I am going to share with you our visit to Castle Cornet, the castle that guarded St. Peter Port's harbour for 8 centuries! That's 800 years guys! It is very...

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@madlife · 4 years ago

Great land Battles

Marathon, Greece, Battle of Marathon September The Athenian defeat an indian Persian army during the Hastings, England 14 October 1066 in the last successful invasion of England, the Roman and Fre...

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@spectrum · 4 years ago

On , in or near the sea

My peak beach read moment came in 1999. I sat third in a line of chaise lounges — my grandmother Nana, my Mom, me, my younger sister — beside the pool at the Lowcountry beach resort we’d visited every...

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@wrabbiter · 4 years ago

Ten Ideal Castles for Excursion

Unless you were of royal blood or if you have truckloads of money at your disposal, it is very unlikely that you could get to build a castle of your own, let alone reside at one for a while. Suppose y...

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@ceky321 · 3 years ago

Edinburgh Castle!

Edinburgh Castle in the southeast of Scotland, built on a 135 meter high rock above Edinburgh, is the most impressive monument of the old town. It was the seat of the Scottish kings until James VI Stu...

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@UnifiedCraft · 3 years ago

You'll Never Finish Reading These Books :

Like Emily Dickinson's famous phrase "There is no Frigate like a Book / To take us Lands away,", but sometimes you go through the middle and everything is "Frigate, where are we going?" There is a boo...

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@Raj250 · 4 years ago

This Obscure Fishing Book is One of the Most Reprinted English Books Ever

“God did never make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling,” wrote Izaak Walton, born on this day in 1594, in The Compleat Angler . Although the fish would likely disagree with th...

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@madlife · 4 years ago

Famous last Words

Marie Antoinette, 1893 French queen, who accidentally trod on her executioner's foot as she went to the guillotine: "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur (Pardon me, sir). Billy the Kid (aka William Bonney, He...

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@topu.s71 · 4 years ago

Rishzard Kapuschinsky: A Journalist-Literary Writer

Ryszard Kapuściński left home with a camera, a diary, a pen, a passport and a little money in his pocket. The Polish journalist-literary has spent most of his seventy-four years in the world, witnes...

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@madlife · 4 years ago

Diaries

People have kept personal diaries for more than 500 years. Most were written as personal records about the times the writers lived through or events that happened to them, but they are often fascinat...

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@mari.ja · 4 years ago

Influence on American House Styles, from 1600 A.D to today.

· Even if your home is new, its architecture derives inspiration from the past. · Here's an introduction to home styles found throughout the United States. · Find out what influenc...

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@kork75 · 3 years ago

History notes

The Second World War, fought from September 1939 until August 1945, was the bloodiest conflict in history and saw the deaths of over 50 million people, both civilian and military, on the battlefields,...

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(comment) During the Iron Age, what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls, a collection of Celtic tribes. The area was annexed by Rome in 51 BC, developing a distinct Gallo-Roman culture that...

@Haider05 4 years ago

@Bluster · 1 year ago

History of United States

The history of the United States begins with the arrival of indigenous peoples thousands of years ago. The first European to arrive in what is now the United States was Christopher Columbus in 1492, w...

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(comment) Experts are not entirely united on the time and place of its origin, although several legends are circulating about it. One of them says that the royal game was invented by the Roman god of war Mars...

@apela 4 years ago

@BCH.Serg · 4 years ago

Tipping

"It's always the little things that make the big things happen." - Jeffrey Fry October 22, 2020 A pleasant evening for everyone! @BCH.Serg once again. Let me first give my big thanks to all the pe...

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@Emran6982 · 4 years ago

The virgin queen.

The Virgin Queen I am amazed to read the funny things of history without knowing it. For instance, we know that in Roman history, Brutus, whom Caesar considered a son, was the one who contributed...

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@BettyBoop · 4 years ago

The most famous abbreviations in the world....

The abbreviation OK is universal and there is almost no person in the world who would not understand it. However, there are several theories as to the true meaning of this word Okay, O.K. or OK, is...

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@apela · 4 years ago

Tower of London (London, England)

Espionage, torture, beheading - all this was in the 17th century, when the Tower of London was used as a prison for all those accused of treason. Among the most famous ‘residents’ were Anne Boleyn,...

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@Candee · 3 years ago

McDonalds

McDonalds appears to be a very popular location where most of us fly. Ronald McDonald has extended his wings far and wide when it comes to world conquest, from Communist China to Saudi Arabia. Yet, w...

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@Hallie_11 · 4 years ago

History of phildelphia.

The written history of Philadelphia begins in 1682, when the city was founded by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.Before then, the...

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@greatless · 2 years ago

Acronymy

Acronymy, like retronymy, is an etymological cycle that has existed over the entire course of time however for which there was practically nothing to no naming, cognizant consideration, or systematic...

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@Angelo_03 · 4 years ago

FRONTLINE Presents “Once Upon a Time in Iraq”— the Iraq War as You’ve Never Seen It Before

In the more than 17 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the country’s people have endured chaos, poverty and sectarian violence. But today, the Iraq war and its bloody aftermath have largely...

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@fjh225 · 1 year ago

History of america

The history of America is a complex and multifaceted story that spans thousands of years. From the arrival of the first humans to the continent, to the present day, America has undergone significant c...

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@ceky321 · 3 years ago

Brave women we’ve never heard of, and we should have!

History is full of brave women who have never received the recognition they deserve. These women show it pretty well! From a pirate fighting for freedom, to a woman leading a samurai army, and even a...

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@Juank · 1 year ago

Summary of United States History

The history of the United States is a complex and diverse story that spans several centuries. Here's a brief summary of key events and periods: Colonial Era (1607-1776): The history of the United Sta...

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@Mayenuy · 3 years ago

4th of July

July 4, 1776: "In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and i...

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@LucyStephanie · 11 months ago

Guess What Happened to a Christian Blasphemer in 1947?

First of all I never knew there's such a thing as a "Protestant vs. Catholic" issue until I learned about it sometime after this Lent. It was also around that time when I became renewed and stopped be...

1 likes · 0 comments · Share some thoughts (SST) (89db)

@DanLawan · 2 years ago

My First Love

My first love was kind when she wants to and to whom she wants to, but I always get the full dose. She was so generous to her friends and family, strangers and even animals. She is the best cook I've...

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@Jnavedan · 1 year ago

Can you be free without harming others?

Thomas Hobbes: Man and Society. I wonder, who determines man, the man himself or the society where he lives? Ideas seem to dance back and forth between opposite poles. In the end, these end up touc...

8 likes · 4 comments · Just Write (e5e5)