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Category Archives: 16th Century
February 23, 1574
On February 23, 1574, France began the 5th holy war against the Huguenots. Why? Because the first four just weren’t holy enough and didn’t carry the sparkle that God demanded when the Catholics and Protestants went to killing each other. He said that if he wanted to see a down and dirty knuckle-buster, he’d just … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholics vs Protestants, france, God, Huguenots, Steve Jehovah
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January 29, 1594
On January 29, 1594, Mathematician John Napier dedicated his “Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John” to King James VI and predicted the end of the world in 1688 or 1700. He wasn’t exactly sure as he had a floating decimal that was causing… Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Revelations, Edgar Allen Poe, John Napier, John of Patmos
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January 28, 1521
On January 28, 1521, the Diet of Worms began and Protestant reformer Martin Luther was declared an outlaw by the Roman Catholic Church. Apparently he refused to eat the worms offered and sang, “God loves me, the Catholic Church hates me, But I won’t eat… Continue reading
January 13, 1547
On January 13, 1547, the Earl of Surrey, Henry Howard was sentenced to death by Henry VIII of England. What got Henry Howard’s neck shortened? He added the arms of King Edward the Confessor to his coat of arms and Henry VIII thought the vain man wasn’t… Continue reading
November 16, 1581
On November 16, 1581, crazy Russian Tsar, Ivan the Terrible, grew angry and physically assaulted his daughter-in-law, Yelena Sheremeteva, for wearing ‘unconventionally’ light clothing. Ivan’s son and heir, Ivan Ivanovich heard… Continue reading
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Tagged bonking, Ivan Ivanovich, Ivan the Terrible, Russia, tsar, Yelena Sheremeteva
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November 9, 1541
On November 9, 1541, Henry VIII, the King of England confined his fifth wife, Queen Catherine Howard, to the Tower of London. In 2017, when President Donald Trump finally learned of Henry VIII’s behavior, he asked Steve Bannon if… Continue reading
September 13, 1503
On September 13, 1503, Michelangelo began working on his magnum opus, his marble statue of David. Two years later when he finished and unveiled his masterpiece to the world and everyone came running to look at it, it is rumored… Continue reading
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Tagged art, David, Leonardo da Vinci, Lisa del Giocondo, Magnum Opus, Michelangelo, Mona Lisa, statue of David
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June 14, 1594
On June 14, 1594, Jacob Kroger was hanged in Edinburgh, Scotland for stealing the jewels of Anne of Denmark, the wife of James VI of Scotland. Kroger was a German goldsmith who had accompanied Anne’s royal court to Scotland in… Continue reading
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Tagged Anne of Denmark, crime, Germany, Guillaume Martyn, hangings, Jacob Kroger, jewels, King James VI, Scotland, theft, Trump
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June 1, 1494
On June 1, 1494, the first written evidence of scotch whiskey was documented in the world. King James IV of Scotland had eight bolls of malt delivered to Brother John Cor at Lindores Abbey in Fife so he could distill it into… Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, Brother John Cor, King James IV, Scotch, Scotland, whiskey
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