On This Day
1653 – Oliver Cromwell is made Lord Protector of England, granting him the powers of an uncrowned king.
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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 born in 1810 in Warsaw, Poland.
- From a young age I was a famed pianist, composer and child prodigy.
- I was mostly based in Paris, where I mingled with the cream of Parisian society and performed for aristocrats and royalty. My talents led to me being dubbed “the Raphael of the piano”.
- In 1838 I absconded to Majorca with French novelist George Sand, with whom I had a long and stormy affair.
- Having suffered from a young age from a wasting disease, likely tuberculosis, I died aged just 39 in 1849.
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Karl Frederick Wilhelm Ludwig (1816-1895)
HistoryWow’s Highlighted Historical Quotation
“A ship is a very narrow and stout prison from which no one can escape.”
Tomás de la Torre Gibaja (1570 – 1630), Spanish clergyman, discussing the long and perilous journey from Europe to the Americas.Source: World Without End by Hugh Thomas
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