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Glencoe, Scotland74

Massacre of Glencoe

Possibly the most infamous incident in a bloody and violent Scottish history took place in Glencoe early one snowy morning on the 13th of February 1692. The MacIan’s, a small sect of the mighty clan...

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Elizabeth's Coronation Painting from Wikimedia Commons74

The Virgin Queen: I, Elizabeth

If I had to pick a favorite historical figure, Elizabeth I, Queen of England wins, without question. Obviously, Rosalind Miles, the author of I, Elizabeth agrees with me wholeheartedly and Teresa McGurk wrote...

6 comments    historical fiction elizabeth i
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On the Eleventh Day of Christmas

At the big feasts held during the holiday celebrations the guests were often entertained by musicians, dancers, jugglers, etc. as well as singing and dancing themselves. Bagpipes and their younger cousins...

1 comment    entertainment christmas xmas
Johnny Rotten's still my Hero illustration87

David Icke said the Queen is a reptilian in The Biggest Secret

David Icke is famous for being a very controversial conspiracy theorist and he shocked a lot of people including many of his fans when he announced in his book The Biggest Secret that The Queen and the...

21 comments    hubchallenge song german
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Queen Elizabeth with US Presidents - Gallery

There have been 11 US Presidents since Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne except one US President. She has not met this US President Lyndon Baines Johnson, he was holding the office from November 22 1963...

7 comments    politics television america
Sir Francis Drake Was The First Englishman To Navigate The Globe87

The Sir Francis Drake Hoax

Sir Francis Drake was an English Explorer that was the first Englishman to navigate around the world. He was known as Queen Elizabeth’s Pirate and in recognition of the riches and fame he brought to England...

6 comments    hubchallenge sir francis drake
Chief Yeoman74

The Tower of London Key Ceremony

Inspired Writing1 got me thinking about this little known attraction. As a kid and some extent an adult, it was always somewhere you had to visit. After all, that is where the crown jewels are kept, along...

2 comments    travel london world war ii
Born  John Muir81

Famous Birthday Listings: April 21

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (49 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! ...

6 comments    entertainment pictures photos
EMILIE SAGEE70

THE DOPPLEGANGER

 Doppleganger is the German word for "double walker." It is an identical version of oneself that is thought to accompany every person. The phantom has  symbolized bad luck and even death. In Norse mythology...

12 comments    entertainment school students
Queen Elizabeth I (1553 - 1603)64

Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen

The movie "Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen" covers one of my most favorite time periods, the end of Queen Mary's (aka Bloody Mary) reign through the beginning of Queen Elizabeth I's reign. This version of Queen...

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