Birth of Florence Nightingale ~ The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy,...
Month: May 2024
THE HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP OF CLOCKS While church and civic clocks permitted the public keeping of time...
TITANIC WATCH The first moment was when Robert Douglas Norman, a second-class passenger on the maiden cruise...
Gloves and Poison The giving of gifts to the monarch was something done personally, an intimate act...
HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN NAPOLEON CAKE For anyone who is not well-versed with the world of bakery...
RIEVAULX ABBEY – YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132, and was the first Cistercian abbey...
Charlotte of Valois – Princess of France Charlotte was born in the Château d’Amboise, on 23rd October...
Olga of Kiev: One saint you do not want to mess with During the 9th century in...
JACQUETTA OF LUXEMBOURG A scandalous and forbidden marriage, surviving witchcraft charges, the mother of a queen, and...
Anne Boleyn & Jane Seymour, Relatives & Rivals In the first half of 1536, Henry VIII, Anne...
