Historical Fun

HISTORICAL FUN FACTS for NOVEMBER 16th On This Day In History in 42 BC, the Roman Emperor Tiberius was born. And yet he died in 37 BC. That isn't confusing at all. The Emperor Tiberius was assassinated. By a pillow. The pillow may have just been where his head was resting whilst he slept. Or it may have been above his head, being pressed down, really hard, by Caligula. No one is quite sure. Tiberius died in Misenum, aged 78, after placing himself in exile for the last years of his life. Everyone had it in for him. That bloke. The bloke over there. The geezer sitting down. The fairy on top of the Christmas tree. The gnome in his neighbour's front garden. Everyone. The guy was a little paranoid. And not well liked. When news spread to Rome about the death of Emperor Tiberius, the crowd rejoiced. Then went silent when they were told he had recovered. And then rejoiced again when they heard Caligula and Macro had smothered him with an inflatable hedgehog. Pillow...

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 8th MARCH On This Day in 1702, Queen Anne became Queen of England after the death of William III, or William of Orange, or William-Of-The-Evil-Fruit.   Queen Anne started out as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, then became Queen of Great Britain when the Kingdoms were officially united. She left no direct heirs, and, as such, was the last monarch of the House of Stewart.   Anne was the sister of Mary II, who was the wife of Not-The-First-William-Who-Invaded-England.   William-The-Third-Orange-Almost-Killed-Me had invaded England in what became known as the Glorious Revolution. It was an almost bloodless coup when James II took a holiday in France, which led Parliament to declare he had abdicated.   This was the second time someone called William invaded England to claim the throne. Must be something in the name.   If you know someone called William, better watch out for him. He's probably contemplating con...