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



Monday, May 3, 2010

This Day in History...

May 3, 1152 - Matilda of Boulogne, wife of King Stephen, died at Hedingham Castle in Essex.

May 3, 1257 - Katherine, third and youngest daughter of Henry III, died at Windsor Castle.

May 3, 1937 - Gone with the Wind wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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