Historical Fun

The Queen Mother who got snubbed at a party, so plotted to overthrow a king. On This Day in History, October 8th, in 1200, Isabella of Angouleme was crowned Queen Consort of England.   Isabella was married to King John of England, the hated one from Robin Hood, until his death in 1216.   She did her duty, a lot. She bore him five children, one of whom, Henry III, became King of England after his father's death.   Upon the death of her Kingly husband, King John, she spent a few years trying to find another that could be worthy of her lady garden.   She couldn't find anyone so found Hugh X of Lusignan, the Count of La Marche instead. She married him in 1220. She then got busy and had another nine children with her new husband.   Isabella was vain, capricious, and a bit of a trouble maker. She would not be content with popping out the sprogs for her new husband.   Starting rumours and putting cling film (seran wra...

Louis Philippe, King of the French, not France On This Day in History, October 6th, in 1773, Louis Philippe I, King of the French, if not France, was born.   You probably think that didn't sound right, but you'd be wrong. He was never King of France, instead he proclaimed himself King of the French.   This had something to do with what happened during and after the French Revolution.   Louis Philippe was forced to flee France during the French Revolution to avoid what happened to most of his family. As in, imprisonment and execution. His father, the Duke of Orleans, didn't run fast enough and Madame La Guillotine had her wicked way with him.   Nope, Madame La Guillotine was not one of the local hookers, she was the nickname for a very sharp blade that separated head from neck.    Louis Philippe spent 21 years in exile, living the high life, until his return to France. He was proclaimed King in 1830 after his cousin was ...