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



Wednesday, June 23, 2010

This Day in History...

June 23, 1314 - The Battle of Bannockburn, lead by Robert the Bruce, begins in the war for Scottish independence and was a victory for the Scots.

June 23, 1532 - Henry VIII and François I of France sign a secret treaty against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

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