Saturday, 21 September 2013

On this day...

For those who don’t follow me on twitter, today’s “On this day” was about Edward II, who was killed in 1327 on orders from his wife, Isabella. It is rumoured, yes rumoured and not confirmed, that he was killed by the insertion of a red hot poker into his *cough* special place. Which sounds rather painful.
But apart from his manner of death, Edward II is also remembered for being the first to have the title ‘The Prince of Wales’ and for being the first monarch to establish colleges at Oxford and Cambridge.
And on the subject of The Prince of Wales, this week Prince Charles (the current Prince of Wales) became the longest serving heir apparent in history, having been the heir to the British throne since 1952. And the Queen keeps on going.
Long live the Queen.
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2 comments:

  1. Ruth Hull Chatlien21 September 2013 at 16:05

    Hi Jed. I think this is interesting! I love this kind of stuff. (FYI, it's ralf58 from AW.)

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  2. Jed Cullan5 October 2013 at 00:26

    Hi, Ruth, thanks for the comment, and I'm glad you like it. I've got to remember to keep updating this blog. I'll try to be more regular.

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