This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England. ~~William Shakespeare, Richard III



Friday, March 5, 2010

This Day in History...

A couple of goodies today...

March 5, 1133 - Henry II, who was to become the first Plantagenet king of England, is born to the Empress Matilda and Geoffry of Anjou.

March 5, 1461 - Henry VI was deposed by Richard, Duke of York during the War of the Roses.

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