I like history. If it is sometimes weird and wonderful, so much the better.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Village of St Silvester, Switzerland
The day of Saint Sylvester is the 31st of December, New Year’s Eve. In French and in German usage, the saint's name is synonymous with New Year’s Eve, party, booze, and fireworks. The village of St Silvester in Switzerland was named after the church dedicated to him. There, his day starts off with an old tradition dating back more than 400 years.
If Short on Facts, Then Invent: Marketing of Chateau Talbot
The Chateau Talbot winery in the Saint Julien region of Bordeaux prides itself on its wines. It is also proud of its long history and purported link to Sir John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, and Constable of France under King Henry VI of England and (at least in Henry's exalted opinion) of France.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Evacuation From Yalta 1919
In 1919, the Dowager Empress of Russia, Maria Feodorovna, was evacuated on a British ship from the Crimea peninsula. A new book tells the story of this evacuation based on the diaries of passengers and crew on that ship. The book captures one of those time capsules created by extraordinary events and presents them in a microcosm contained on one ship.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
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