Historical Fun

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 6th JULY   6th July 1189. Richard the Lionheart becomes King of England.   He got his nickname, The Lionheart, due to a secret habit he had of ripping the hearts out of the chest cavities of lions imported from the planet mars with his bear hands.   Yes, he had his own hands chopped off and replaced by the paws of a grizzly bear. He also had dear legs. Not from a dear, but they were expensive to wax.   6th July 1483, Richard III is crowned King of England. And his nephew, Edward V, is imprisoned in the Tower of London so Richard could easily take the throne.   Not long after Richard III is crowned King, his nephew, Edward, and also Edward's younger brother, are never seen again.   A lot of rumours surround what happened to the Princes in the Tower, and a lot of those rumours point the finger at Richard III.   However, there is no proof that Richard killed his nephews. None at all.   Althou...

On This Day In History - 5th July.   5th July 1295, because my enemy's enemy is my friend, Scotland and France form the Auld Alliance.   Yep, the two countries that hated England the most back in the day, sign an official alliance openly declaring that they despise England.   The Auld Alliance was renewed by each new Scottish and French king for hundreds of years, except for the French king Louis XI.   Luckily, both Scotland and France really love England nowadays, so the treaty has lapsed.     5th July 1937, Spam enters the food market as a mind control drug that would have you believe you're eating, not only some form of meat, but that it's actually edible food as well.   Yet, the tins of spiced ham, spam, have sold over 7 billion tins,   and a staggering 44,000 cans are made every hour of every day.     5th July 1980, Bjorn Borg won his 5th Wimbledon final ,   becomin...