Historical Fun: History Facts November 1
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY FUN FACTS for NOVEMBER 1st Yes, it's November already. Sheesh, this year went fast. Christmas is coming. As is winter. Oh, that was stupid. I should have said WINTER IS COMING. As is Christmas. Why didn't I just do that? Gonna bug me for the rest of the week. On This Day, 1st of November, 1141, the reign of Empress Matilda came to an end. She was kinda Queen of England, although technically uncrowned. They called her the Lady of the English, or "You-Traitorous-Cow" by her cousin, Stephen of Bois. He was King of England at the time and spent most of his reign fighting a civil war known as The Anarchy with the Empress Matilda. On This Day, 1st of November, 1179, Philip II is crowned King of France. He managed to bring all of France together and made the country prosper again. However, he had a heck of time with his wives. He's basically the Henry VIII of the French. Click here to read about the adventures of...