Historical Fun

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY MARCH 27th   On this day in history in 1785, King, not a king, but maybe a king, Louis XVII of France was born.   Louis XVII of France was the son of Louis XVI of France, because they had no imagination when it came to naming their children.   Louis XVII's father, Louis-Minus-One-From-Seventeen, was executed on the 21st of January 1793, and, as his older brother had just died a few weeks before (bet you can't tell me his name?), he became King of France.   Or, he would have become King of France, if it hadn't been for those pesky revolutionists who had just deposed the King and declared a Republic.   Louis XVII had been imprisoned by the Republic of France after they overthrew his father and executed him. Technically, he was never a King. Although the Royalist Supporters did acknowledge Louis XVII as the monarch, he was never actually crowned.   When the Royalists regained control of France and Louis...

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - FEBRUARY 27th   On This Day in 380, Emperor Theodosius issued the Edict of Thessalonica , co-signed by co-emperors, Gratian and Valentinian II. What's better than one Emperor? Three Emperors. The same applies to cake.   The Edict of Thessalonica declared all Roman citizens convert to Trinitarian Christianity.   Theodosius, also known as Theodosius the Great, or Cute-Squirrel-Lips by his Praetorian Guard, was born on the 11th of January, 347.   Theodosius became Emperor of the entire Roman Empire in 379 AD, the last Emperor to rule over the whole thing.   Theodosius-Cute-Squirrel-Lips had a serious problem with the Goths during his reign and set about trying to eradicate them. Perhaps they reminded him of his own moody teenage years.   Unfortunately, his reputation took a serious hit, along with his gonads, a war injury he would never recover from, as he wasn't successful in destroying them. Or the other ...

Fun Facts About Edward the Confessor   1. Edward the Confessor was born as a baby.   Yes, that's generally how it happens. It's not certain of the exact date, as they weren't good at keeping accurate records back in the day, but he was definitely a baby when he was born.   Most historians believe Edward the Confessor was born in 1003ish in Oxfordshire, England.   2. Edward's father was Ethelred the Unready , which was his excuse to his wife on their wedding night.   "I wasn't ready. Can we try again in ten minutes?"   3. Edward had two brothers, Alfred, and Godgifu.   Oops, Godgifu was his sister. Wonder why that name didn't catch on? He also had a myriad of older half-siblings. His father and mother were a little promiscuous to say the least.   4. Edward the Confessor was called The Confessor because he ran a series of experiments on hedgehogs trying to extract c...