January 2011
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You know what was bad ass?
fuckyeahancienthistory:
Triremes were goddamn bad ass.
You would not mess with this ship.
These ships are also how the Athenians went ahead and became the most powerful city state in Greece.
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I won’t be able to post for a while because my laptop is broken. In the meantime, check out some other historical blogs - they’re really cool! I will, however, try to queue as many post as possible whenever I get an internet access.
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Who was the real Sherlock Holmes?
Let’s make something clear: Sherlock Holmes is fictional.
Was Holmes based on another real-life detective, you ask? The answer is emphatically not. Doyle himself said that his inspiration was a former teacher, Dr. Joseph Bell, but Bell said that Holmes was a creation of Doyle’s own gifts and training. Holmes scholars unanimously agree that the only resemblance between Bell and...
Sorry guys
I probably won’t post today because I’ll be away. See you tomorrow!
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Hey guys. This is Elizabeth Báthory:
Let’s quote Wikipedia:
Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian, Alžbeta Bátoriová in Slovak; 7 August 1560 – 21 August 1614) was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility.
Everything seems fine, right? Read on…
Although in modern times she has been labelled the most prolific female serial...
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January 14 in European history
1236 - English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence
1526 - Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
1690 - Clarinet invented, in Nurnberg, Germany
1739 - England and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo
1784 - Revolutionary War ends; Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris
1898 - Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65
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When did people first start using the term...
First off, I have to start with a Greek legend of Europa and Zeus. The story goes somewhat like that:
Europa was a Princess of Tyre and Zeus was the king of the Gods (according to Greek mythology). When Zeus saw Europa, he immediately fell in love with her and transformed himself ino a white bull to charm her. When he approached her on the sea shore, the appearance and movements of the bull were...
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Did you know?
The Egyptians were the first people to build lighthouses to use light to guide ships. In 283 the Egyptians completed the tallest lighthouse ever built. It guided ships for over 1,500 years and stood 900 feet tall! Lighthouses were also constructed by the Phoenicians, Greeks, and the Romans.
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January 13 in European history
1559 - Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey
1610 - Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
1785 - John Walter publishes 1st issue of London Times
1893 - British Independent Labor Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
1908 - French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip
1953 - Marshal Josip Tito chosen president of Yugoslavia
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“Doubt thou, the stars are fire;
Doubt, that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be...”
– William Shakespeare, Hamlet (c. 1599-1601)
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John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718 -1792) was the originator of the name sandwich. John Montagu loved to eat beef between slices of toast. Eating his “sandwich” allowed the Earl to have one hand free for card playing.
According to Infoplease Encyclopedia, John Montagu was a British politician who served as secretary of state and first lord of the admiralty, and earned great...
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Hence the previous post on Elizabethan era,...
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I know a great history podcast that I enjoy a lot, so I wanted to share it with you!
It’s called ‘Stuff You Missed in History Class’; some of you might know it already, but if you don’t, I highly recommend it.
This is the link to the podcast, but you’ll have to download it here.
You can also read their blog.
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Did you know?
The first matches were invented in 1827 by John Walker, English chemist and apothecary. He discovered that if he coated the end of a stick with certain chemicals and let them dry, he could start a fire by striking the stick anywhere. These were the first friction matches. The chemicals he used were antimony sulfide, potassium chlorate, gum, and starch.
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jesuspaiditall asked: Hey! I love your blog and the passion for history. I absolutely love history myself. Keep at it!
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January 12 in European history
1684 - French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon
1723 - Handel’s opera “Ottone” premieres in London
1751 - Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples, is born
1806 - French evacuate Vienna
1816 - France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever
1820 - Royal Astronomical Society founded in England
1976 - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little...
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“Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus”
– Titus Maccius Plautus
[Translation: Love is rich with both honey and venom]
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