Daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway; in 1589, she married James VI of Scotland, afterwards James I of England. Her marriage without dowry confirmed the Scottish claim of Orkney and Shetland, which had been mortgaged by Christian I to James III.
On This Day
1409 – The University of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, accepts its first students.
1804 – At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French, the first French emperor in a thousand years. It is a further example of how Napoleon was not burdened by self doubt.
1845 – Expressing what was believed to be the country’s manifest destiny, in a State of the Union message, US President James Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
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HistoryWow’s Quick Shot Videos
A short, sharp hit of history in video format. Acclaimed Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was the toast of London society in the 1890s until things came decidedly unstuck through an association with a young British aristocrat, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as ‘Bosie’.
The source for this HistoryWow video is: Oscar and Bosie - A Fatal Passion by Trevor Fisher; General Historical Texts.
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Who Am I?
- I was an Irish Church reformer.
- Between 1129 and 1137, I was Archbishop of Armagh.
- In 1139, I was appointed legate of Ireland.
- I worked relentlessly for reform of the Irish Church along continental lines.
- My friend, St Bernard of Clairvaux, wrote a highly respected biography about me.
Last week’s answer:
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904)
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HistoryWow’s Highlighted Historical Quotation
“An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.”
Henry Wotton (1568-1639), English diplomat, declaring what has been widely acknowledged for centuries.Source: Dictionary of Politics by Walter John Raymond
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HistoryWow’s Featured Historical Figure of Note
Tiradentes (1746–1792)Brazilian revolutionary. He was part of the ‘Inconfidência Mineira’ movement, which sought to achieve Brazilian independence from Portugal. After betrayal by one of his co-conspirators, the plan was discovered and Tiradentes was arrested and hanged. The date of his death is now a public holiday in Brazil.
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