Nobility Newsletter: "Ferdinand the Catholic conquers the impregnable Ronda from the Moslems" and other posts
Ferdinand the Catholic conquers the impregnable Ronda from the Moslems
Through a Judicious Adaptation to the Modern World, the Nobility Does Not Disappear in the General Leveling
Afternoon tea: a custom that helped bond an empire ― Diamond Jubilee scone recipe
June 10 – She and Saint Patrick were “one heart and one mind”
June 12 – He Crowned Charlemagne
Ferdinand the Catholic conquers the impregnable Ronda from the Moslems
Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:13 PM PDT
The culminating moment of the campaign was the capture of Ronda in May, 1485. This town, believed by its defenders impregnable, stood on the summit of a precipice six hundred feet high…. To this stronghold Hamet "El Zegri" had retired after his crushing defeat at Lopera; but, being informed that the Christians were meditating a [...]
Through a Judicious Adaptation to the Modern World, the Nobility Does Not Disappear in the General Leveling
Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:12 PM PDT
In accordance with these observations, an adaptation to the modern world—so much more egalitarian than pre-World War II Europe—does not mean that the nobility should renounce its traditions and disappear in the general leveling. Rather, it means that it should courageously continue a past inspired by perennial principles. The Pontiff emphasizes the highest among these, [...]
Afternoon tea: a custom that helped bond an empire ― Diamond Jubilee scone recipe
Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:11 PM PDT
Tea was first introduced to Europe by the Portuguese Jesuit, Father Jasper de Cruz, in 1560, and it was a Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza, the wife of Charles II, who introduced it to Britain. In fact, part of her dowry was a chest of tea from China. A lover of tea since her childhood, Queen [...]
June 10 – She and Saint Patrick were “one heart and one mind”
Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:10 PM PDT
Saint Brigid of Ireland (Incorrectly known as BRIDGET). Born in 451 or 452 of princely ancestors at Faughart, near Dundalk, County Louth; d. 1 February, 525, at Kildare. Refusing many good offers of marriage, she became a nun and received the veil from St. Macaille. With seven other virgins she settled for a time at [...]
June 12 – He Crowned Charlemagne
Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:09 PM PDT
Pope St. Leo III Date of birth unknown; died 816. He was elected on the very day his predecessor was buried (26 Dec., 795), and consecrated on the following day. It is quite possible that this haste may have been due to a desire on the part of the Romans to anticipate any interference of [...]
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