This Day in History

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Wed August 5th, 2009, 8:01 pm

[quote=""Ash""]You might also have them read Book Theif, about a young German girl dealing with the war in her village.[/quote]

I don't have much choice about what the students read. We have a fairly regimented curriculum.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Thu August 6th, 2009, 1:54 am

No, I meant as a suggestion for future reading, on their own.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu August 6th, 2009, 1:06 pm

[quote=""Ash""]No, I meant as a suggestion for future reading, on their own.[/quote]

Oh, yes, certainly! That is a wonderful idea!

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Thu August 6th, 2009, 1:10 pm

Today in royal history:

August 6, 1100 - Coronation of Henry I
Henry’s first wife Matilda of Scotland was crowned on November 11, 1100. His second wife Adeliza of Louvain was crowned on February 3, 1122.

August 6, 1666 – Birth of Maria Sofia of the Palatinate, wife of Pedro II of Portugal

August 6, 1746 - Death of Christian VI of Denmark at Copenhagen; buried at Roskilde Cathedral

August 6, 1820 - Death of Frederica of Prussia, wife of Prince Frederick, Duke of York, at Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, England, buried at Weybridge Churchyard, Surrey

August 6, 1844 - Birth of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, son of Queen Victoria, at Windsor Castle

August 6, 1845 - Birth of John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne, husband of Princess Louise (daughter of Queen Victoria), at Stafford House, London

August 6, 1894 - Wedding of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander III, and Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovitch of Russia

August 6, 1915 - Birth of Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi, wife of King Zog I of the Albanians

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri August 7th, 2009, 2:55 pm

Today in royal history:

August 7, 1282 - Birth of Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of Edward I, at Rhuddlan Castle, Wales

August 7, 1721 Wedding of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

August 7, 1783 - Birth of Princess Amelia, daughter of George III, at Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, England

August 7, 1821 - Death of Caroline of Brunswick, estranged wife of George IV, at Brandenburg House, Hammersmith, London, buried at the Cathedral of St. Blasius, Brunswick, Germany

August 7, 1850 Wedding of Frederik VII of Denmark (third marriage) and Louise Danner
Countess Danner, born Louise Rasmussen, was a milliner and a ballet dancer and had been the kings mistress for many years.

August 7, 1862 Birth of Viktoria of Baden, wife Gustav V of Sweden

August 7, 1972 Death of Aspasia Manos, wife of Alexander I of Greece, in Venice; first buried at the Cemetery of San Michele Island near Venice, re-buried at the Tatoi Royal Cemetery

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sat August 8th, 2009, 12:34 pm

Today in royal history:

August 8, 1503 - Wedding of Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII, and James IV of Scotland, at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh

August 8, 1824 - Birth of Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia

August 8, 1963 - Birth of Timothy Taylor, husband of Lady Helen Windsor

August 8, 1988 - Birth of Princess Beatrice of York, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, at Portland Hospital, London

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Sun August 9th, 2009, 5:17 am

On this day, Nixon resigned.

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Sun August 9th, 2009, 10:07 am

It was 40 years ago that the photo was taken of the Beatles on the pedestrian crossing on Abbey Road.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun August 9th, 2009, 12:59 pm

Today in royal history:

August 9, 1669 Birth of Eudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina, first wife of Peter I of Russia (the Great)

August 9, 1696 Birth of Prince Josef Wenzel Karl of Liechtenstein

August 9, 1847 Birth of Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna, wife of Amadeo I of Spain

August 9, 1899 - Death of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, son of Tsar Alexander III, at Abbas Tuman, Caucasus, Russia; buried at the Fortress of Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg

August 9, 1901 - Wedding of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and Peter of Oldenburg

August 9, 1902 - Coronation of Edward VII after a six week delay due to his emergency appendectomy
Edwards wife Alexandra of Denmark was crowned with him.

August 9, 1928 Death of Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden

annis · Post by **annis** » Mon August 10th, 2009, 4:59 am

10 August, 991 AD was the date of the Battle of Maldon, subject of an epic poem celebrating the heroic stand of the Anglo-Saxon warrior Brythnoth who led his thegns against Viking invaders. This poem is said to have inspired the scene in JRR Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" where Gandalf stands against the Balrog, on the Bridge in the caves of Moria

Commemorative statue of Brythnoth at Maldon