Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-21

  • @singingscholar good catch. That will teach me to twitter after noon without coffee! #
  • R.I.P. 1359 – Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, Saint http://twitpic.com/36z79r #
  • 1315 – Battle of Morgarten: Leopold I is ambushed and defeated by a Swiss Confederation force #
  • Leaving the dentist/medieval torturer. Don't all gums bleed after being poked with sharp metal objects for 30 minutes!?! #
  • Happy Birthday 1316 – John I 'the Posthumous' of France #
  • R.I.P. 1280 – Albertus Magnus, German theologian, bishop, and philosopher #
  • R.I.P. 1028 – Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor #
  • Happy Birthday 1397 – Tommaso Parentucelli, the future Pope Nicholas V #
  • 534 – The final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published #
  • RT @tudortutor Catherine Elizabeth Middleton will become the 6th queen Catherine; lovely! http://ow.ly/3awPm #
  • R.I.P. 1272 – King Henry III of England #
  • @thehistoryguy does Robert I = The Bruce? in reply to thehistoryguy #
  • @Scotsjourney @thehistoryguy

    I thought so. I was thinking English only, but I guess it did state ‘British’ monarchs in reply to Scotsjourney #

  • Four-year-old boy unearths medieval treasure http://bit.ly/97jSRs #
  • 1292 – John Balliol becomes King of Scotland #
  • R.I.P. 594 – Gregory of Tours, bishop and historian #
  • R.I.P. 1326 – Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician #
  • R.I.P. 1231 – Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II of Hungary ; Princess and Saint #
  • 1105 – Maginulfo is elected the Antipope Sylvester the IV #
  • 1302 – Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Unam sanctam #
  • R.I.P. 1305 – John II, Duke of Brittany #
  • 1494 – French King Charles VIII occupies Florence, Italy #
  • @Hochenweiss @Scotsjourney @Medievalists Wasn't the May Queen a young girl…and killed after mayday? Maybe thats why Italians disapproved in reply to Hochenweiss #
  • 1210 – Pope Innocent III excommunicates Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV #
  • @Scotsjourney @hochenweiss @medievalists Never trust the wiki! :) But sacrificing young virgins sounds about right for pagan rituals! in reply to Scotsjourney #
  • 1307 – William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head #
  • R.I.P. 1154 – Adélaide de Maurienne, wife of Louis VI of France #
  • @Chick_Witch it's a good thing I can't attach a audio file or you would never get it outta your head! in reply to Chick_Witch #
  • 1095 – Pope Urban II calls the Council of Clermont, outlining his plans to invade the Holy Land, which will become the First Crusade #
  • @dairhnah thanks for the #ff in reply to dairhnah #
  • Kickin' back with a cup if coffee, watching the little one in swim lessons. #
  • Swim lessons over. Time to get back to work… #
  • 1194 – Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI conquers Palermo #
  • 1407 – A truce is reached between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans #
  • R.I.P. 1316 – King John I 'the Posthumous' of France; died at the age of 5 days old #
  • R.I.P. 869 – King Edmund of East Anglia; martyred by the Great Heathen Army #

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