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Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: July 6-12

Cora Lee

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July 6, 1189: Richard I is crowned King of England.

July 7, 1911: The United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues.

July 8, 1808: Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.

July 9, 1810: Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.

July 10, 1806: The Vellore Mutiny is the first instance of a mutiny by Indian sepoys against the British East India Company.

July 11, 1796: The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.

July 12, 1804: Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.

 

Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: June 29-July 5

Cora Lee

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June 29, 1786: Alexander Macdonell and over 500 Roman Catholic highlanders leave Scotland to settle in Glengarry County, Ontario.

June 30, 1908: The Tunguska event occurs in remote Siberia.

July 1, 1867: The British North American Act of 1867 takes effect as the Constitution of Canada, creating the Canadian Confederation and the federal dominion of Canada.

July 2, 1839: Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinque take over the slave ship Amistad.

July 3, 987: Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France till the French Revolution in 1792.

July 4, 1776: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

July 5, 1811: Venezuela declares independence from Spain.

 

Friday Favorites

Friday Favorite: British Men: Bedtime Stories

Cora Lee

If you loved British Men: Poetry and Prose, you’re in for a treat this week. Our Favorite really has nothing to do with history or romance, but it’s just too darn cute to ignore. The compiler describes the collection like this: “Loki, Sherlock, Mr. Thornton, Captain Wentworth, The Doctor. Enjoy.”

We will 😀

http://8tracks.com/sadarcy/british-men-bedtime-stories

Tom Hiddleston and Cookie Monster

Regency, This Week In History

This Week In History: June 22-28

Cora Lee

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June 22, 1783: A poisonous cloud caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France.

 

June 23, 1794: Empress Catherine II of Russia grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev.

June 24, 1793: The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.

June 25, 1788: Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.

June 26, 1857: The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.

 

June 27, 1806: British forces take Buenos Aires during the first British invasion of the Rio de la Plata.

June 28, 1461: Edward IV is crowned King of England.