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



Saturday, April 17, 2010

This Day in History...

April 17, 1423 - John, Duke of Bedford (younger brother of Henry V) married Anne of Burgundy at Troyes Cathedral. After Anne's death during childbirth in 1432, John married Jacquetta of Luxembourg. Jacquetta later married Richard Woodville and among their children was Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV.

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