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–Voltaire
http://www.egs.edu/library/voltaire/biography/
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Regency Word Wednesday
Ponton
“A floating bridge or invention to pass over water: it is made of two great boats placed at some distance from one another, both planked over, as is the interval between them, with rails on their sides: the whole so strongly built as to carry over horse and cannon.”
This Week In History: July 6-12
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 Word Wednesday
Royal Scamps
“Highwaymen who never rob any but rich persons, and that without ill treating them.”
This Week In History: June 29-July 5
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.
Quote of the Week
I look at [books] as a child looks at cakes – with glittering eyes and a watering mouth, imagining the pleasure that awaits him.
–Elizabeth Gaskell
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/cranford/gaskell.html
Friday Favorite: British Men: Bedtime Stories
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
Regency Word Wednesday
Equation
” [In algebra.] Is an expression of the same quantity in two dissimilar terms, but of equal value; as 3 s = 36“
This Week In History: June 22-28
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.
Quote of the Week
Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope but not altogether without it.
–Walter Scott
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-Walter-Scott-1st-Baronet
Cora Lee, Regency Romance Author 