European history would have been dramatically different – if only for a higher-fiber diet. One of the most decisive battles in European history was fought in Belgium on June 18, 1815, as a resurgent Napoleon Bonaparte launched his final military offensive against the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian Marshal Blücher. Nearly 50,000 men wereContinue reading “You may use this as a cheat sheet”
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Please take notes, this will be on the test:
So much history over unsupported hosiery: King Edward III was a famous English king, celebrated for his invention of manners and discovery of the economy. He played tennis and once famously rebuked the King of France for having sent him his balls in a box. King Edward established the Order of the Garter because heContinue reading “Please take notes, this will be on the test:”
I hope you’re not lactose intolerant
March 31, 1889 –French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion on this date – but its history, as we all know, dates back to Gallic times. Documents that have been carbon-dated to roughly 200 B.C. indicate that King Catatonix of the Hellatians decreed, for noContinue reading “I hope you’re not lactose intolerant”
These wounds I had on Crispin’s day
October 25, 1415 –As it has been often said, times were hard – the only way to tell who the king was in England was looking for the person with the least amount of crap on him. The wastrel son of a usurping King led a ragtag army into another sovereign nation on this date.Continue reading “These wounds I had on Crispin’s day”
The Haus of Dcaligari 