Trivia Thursday: Off With His Head!
This Week’s Question: Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England during the Commonwealth, was beheaded on this day in 1661. What was unusual about this execution? Last Week’s Question: The union...
The Shameful Edict
On 18 July 1290, King Edward I of England issued the Edict of Expulsion, a despicable bit of legislation that expelled all Jews from England. It would be over 350...
The Battle of Worcester
This was not a particularly good day for the Stuarts. On September 3, 1651 King Charles II got his ass handed to him by Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester,...
A Very Harry Christmas
Trees, turkey, wrapped presents, and crackers—most of today’s holiday traditions actually stem from the Victorian period (Prince Albert brought the tradition of a decorated Christmas tree over from Germany when...