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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Indies | | | |  Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - The HawkAfter his comrades dispersed, Edmund's plan hit a severe setback. His supposed new friend the Morris Dancer cast off his disguise of an elderly man to reveal himself as Edmund's old enemy, Philip of Burgundy, nicknamed The Hawk.
Philip had just arrived in England after 15 years of exile in France, an exile for which Edmund was apparently responsible. (Historically Philip was only 19 in January 1498. A Fleming by birth and upbringing, he was never exiled to France.) In revenge, Philip now incar ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery The first person Edmund met after escaping from prison was a man seeking to sell six black homing pigeons. While the seller's initial asking price was six shillings, he generously invited Edmund to beat him up, tie him to a tree and steal the pigeons, an offer the Prince gratefully accepted. Edmund promptly sent the pigeons to fly to his fellow conspirators.
Philip of Burgundy, however, beat the Black Seal to the royal castle. When the Black Seal arrived, Philip promptly persuaded them to abandon Edmund and adopt him as their leader. ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague The return of Prince Charles, released by the Peace of Breslau, put an end to Broglie's offensive. The prince pushed back the French posts everywhere, and his army converged upon Prague, where, towards the end of June 1742, the French were to all intents and purposes surrounded. Broglie had made the best resistance possible with his inferior forces, and still displayed great activity, but his position was one of great peril. The French government realized at last that it had given its general inadequate forces. The French army on the lower R ...
See also:War of the Austrian Succession, War of the Austrian Succession - Frederick Invades Silesia: 1740, War of the Austrian Succession - Silesian Campaign of 1741, War of the Austrian Succession - The Allies in Bohemia, War of the Austrian Succession - Campaign of 1742, War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745, War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747, War of the Austrian Succession - Other theaters of operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Later campaigns, War of the Austrian Succession - General character of the War, War of the Austrian Succession - Naval Operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Conclusion of the War Read more here: » War of the Austrian Succession: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743 1743 opened disastrously for the emperor. The French and Bavarian armies were not working well together, and Broglie and Seckendorf had actually quarrelled. No connected resistance was offered to the converging march of Prince Charles's army along the Danube, Khevenhüller from Salzburg towards southern Bavaria, and Prince Lobkowitz from Bohemia towards the Naab. The Bavarians suffered a severe reverse near Braunau (9 May 1743), and now an Anglo-allied army commanded by King George II, which had been formed on the lower Rhine on the withdraw ...
See also:War of the Austrian Succession, War of the Austrian Succession - Frederick Invades Silesia: 1740, War of the Austrian Succession - Silesian Campaign of 1741, War of the Austrian Succession - The Allies in Bohemia, War of the Austrian Succession - Campaign of 1742, War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745, War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747, War of the Austrian Succession - Other theaters of operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Later campaigns, War of the Austrian Succession - General character of the War, War of the Austrian Succession - Naval Operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Conclusion of the War Read more here: » War of the Austrian Succession: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713 Traditionally, historians mark the Battle of Rocroi (1643) as the end of Spanish dominance in Europe, but the war was not finished. Supported by the French, the Catalans, Neapolitans, and Portuguese rose up in revolt against the Spanish in the 1640s. With the Netherlands effectively lost after the Battle of Lens in 1648, the Spanish made peace with the Dutch and recognized the independent United Provinces in ...
See also:Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521, Spanish Empire - The Golden Age of Spain: The Sun Never Sets 1521-1643, Spanish Empire - Battle of Pavia to the Peace of Augsburg 1525-1555, Spanish Empire - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556–1571, Spanish Empire - The troubled kingdom 1571-1598, Spanish Empire - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Spanish Empire - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713, Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806, Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898, Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975, Spanish Empire - External link Read more here: » Spanish Empire: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806 Under the Treaties of Utrecht (April 11, 1713), the European powers decided what the fate of Spain would be, in terms of the continental balance of power. The new Bourbon king Philip V retained the Spanish overseas empire, but ceded the Spanish Netherlands, Naples, Milan, and Sardinia to Austria; Sicily and parts of the Milanese to Savoy; and Gibraltar and Minorca to Great Britain. Thus the Empire largely turned its back on European territories (the disastrous showing in the War of the Quadruple Alliance, 1718-1720, confirmed this reo ...
See also:Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521, Spanish Empire - The Golden Age of Spain: The Sun Never Sets 1521-1643, Spanish Empire - Battle of Pavia to the Peace of Augsburg 1525-1555, Spanish Empire - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556–1571, Spanish Empire - The troubled kingdom 1571-1598, Spanish Empire - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Spanish Empire - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713, Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806, Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898, Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975, Spanish Empire - External link Read more here: » Spanish Empire: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898 The first major territory Spain was to lose in the nineteenth century was the vast and wild Louisiana Territory, which stretched north to Canada and was ceded by France in 1763. The French, under Napoleon, took back possession as part of the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800 and sold it to the United States (Louisiana Purchase, 1803).
The destruction of the main Spanish fleet, under French command, at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) undermined Spain's ability to defend and hold on to its empire. The later intrusion of Napoleonic forces into Sp ...
See also:Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521, Spanish Empire - The Golden Age of Spain: The Sun Never Sets 1521-1643, Spanish Empire - Battle of Pavia to the Peace of Augsburg 1525-1555, Spanish Empire - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556–1571, Spanish Empire - The troubled kingdom 1571-1598, Spanish Empire - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Spanish Empire - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713, Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806, Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898, Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975, Spanish Empire - External link Read more here: » Spanish Empire: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975 In 1481 the papal Bull Aeterni regis had granted all land south of the Canary Islands to Portugal. Only this archipelago and the cities of Sidi Ifni (1476-1524), known then as "Santa Cruz de Mar Pequeña", Melilla (conquered by Pedro de Estopiñán in 1497), Villa Cisneros (founded in 1502 in current Western Sahara), Mazalquivir (1505), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (1508), Oran (1509-1790), Algiers (1510-1529), Bugia (1510-1554), Tripoli (1511-1551), Tunis (1535-1569) and ...
See also:Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521, Spanish Empire - The Golden Age of Spain: The Sun Never Sets 1521-1643, Spanish Empire - Battle of Pavia to the Peace of Augsburg 1525-1555, Spanish Empire - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556–1571, Spanish Empire - The troubled kingdom 1571-1598, Spanish Empire - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Spanish Empire - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713, Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806, Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898, Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975, Spanish Empire - External link Read more here: » Spanish Empire: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521 Three examples set for the Spanish empire are to be recognized in the Aragonese, Burgundian and Portuguese Empire.
Meanwhile, during the latest part of Reconquista, the Castilian kings, tolerated the Moorish taifa client-kingdom of Granada by exacting tributes of gold, the parias, and, in so doing, ensured that gold from the Niger region of Africa entered Europe. Castile also intervened in Northern Africa itself , competing with the Portuguese Empire, when Henry III of Castile began the colonization of ...
See also:Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521, Spanish Empire - The Golden Age of Spain: The Sun Never Sets 1521-1643, Spanish Empire - Battle of Pavia to the Peace of Augsburg 1525-1555, Spanish Empire - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556–1571, Spanish Empire - The troubled kingdom 1571-1598, Spanish Empire - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Spanish Empire - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Spanish Empire - The Empire of the last Spanish Habsburgs 1643 – 1713, Spanish Empire - The Bourbon Spanish Empire: Reform and Recovery 1713 – 1806, Spanish Empire - Twilight in the Global Empire 1808 – 1898, Spanish Empire - The last territories in Africa 1898-1975, Spanish Empire - External link Read more here: » Spanish Empire: Encyclopedia II - Spanish Empire - The beginnings of the empire 1402-1521 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Spanish colonization of the Americas - Effect on natives European diseases (smallpox, influenza, measles and typhus) to which the native populations had no resistance, and cruel systems of forced labor (such as the infamous haciendas and mining industry's mita), decimated the American population. These diseases usually preceded the Spanish invaders, and the resulting population loss (between 30 and 90 percent in some cases) severely weakened the native civilizations' ability to fight back.
After conquering an area, the colonists usually enslaved the native people, using them for forced labo ...
See also:Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Early settlement, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Effect on natives, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Slavery, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Spanish colonies, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Caribbean, Spanish colonization of the Americas - South America, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Central America, Spanish colonization of the Americas - North America, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Northern extent of Spanish influence, Spanish colonization of the Americas - Independence Read more here: » Spanish colonization of the Americas: Encyclopedia II - Spanish colonization of the Americas - Effect on natives |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744 With 1744 began the Second Silesian War. Frederick of Prussia, disquieted by the universal success of the Austrian cause, secretly concluded a fresh alliance with Louis XV of France. France had posed hitherto as an auxiliary, her officers in Germany had worn the Bavarian cockade, and only with Britain was she officially at war. She now declared war direct upon Austria and Sardinia (April 1744). A corps was assembled at Dunkirk to support the cause of the Old Pretender in Great Britain, and Louis XV in person, with 90,000 men, prepared ...
See also:War of the Austrian Succession, War of the Austrian Succession - Frederick Invades Silesia: 1740, War of the Austrian Succession - Silesian Campaign of 1741, War of the Austrian Succession - The Allies in Bohemia, War of the Austrian Succession - Campaign of 1742, War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745, War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747, War of the Austrian Succession - Other theaters of operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Later campaigns, War of the Austrian Succession - General character of the War, War of the Austrian Succession - Naval Operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Conclusion of the War Read more here: » War of the Austrian Succession: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745 The interest of the next campaign centres in the three greatest battles of the war: Hohenfriedberg, Kesselsdorf and Fontenoy. The first event of the year was the Quadruple Alliance of Britain, Austria, Holland and Saxony, concluded at Warsaw on 8 January 1745. Twelve days later, the death of Charles VII submitted the imperial title to a new election, and his successor in Bavaria was not a candidate. The Bavarian army was again unfortunate. Caught in its scattered winter quarters (action of Amberg, January 7), it was driven from point to poin ...
See also:War of the Austrian Succession, War of the Austrian Succession - Frederick Invades Silesia: 1740, War of the Austrian Succession - Silesian Campaign of 1741, War of the Austrian Succession - The Allies in Bohemia, War of the Austrian Succession - Campaign of 1742, War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745, War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747, War of the Austrian Succession - Other theaters of operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Later campaigns, War of the Austrian Succession - General character of the War, War of the Austrian Succession - Naval Operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Conclusion of the War Read more here: » War of the Austrian Succession: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747 The campaign in Italy this year was also no mere war of posts. In March 1745 a secret treaty allied the Genoese republic with France, Spain and Naples. A change in the command of the Austrians favoured the first move of the allies. De Gages moved from Modena towards Lucca, the French and Spaniards in the Alps under Marshal Maillebois advanced through the Italian Riviera to the Tanaro, and in the middle of July the two armies were at last concentrated between the Scrivia and the Tanaro, to the unusally large number of 80,000. A swift march on ...
See also:War of the Austrian Succession, War of the Austrian Succession - Frederick Invades Silesia: 1740, War of the Austrian Succession - Silesian Campaign of 1741, War of the Austrian Succession - The Allies in Bohemia, War of the Austrian Succession - Campaign of 1742, War of the Austrian Succession - The French at Prague, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1743, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1744, War of the Austrian Succession - The campaign of 1745, War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747, War of the Austrian Succession - Other theaters of operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Later campaigns, War of the Austrian Succession - General character of the War, War of the Austrian Succession - Naval Operations, War of the Austrian Succession - Conclusion of the War Read more here: » War of the Austrian Succession: Encyclopedia II - War of the Austrian Succession - Operations in Italy 1745-1747 |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince According to the introduction many were the tales told of the Black Adder and his faithful henchmen Lord Percy Percy and Baldrick, son of Robin the Dung-Gatherer. However the last and most exciting part would unfold in 1498.
On Saint Juniper's Day, in early January 1498, King Richard IV followed tradition in lavishing new honours upon his kinfolk. He started by giving a short speech: " Saint Juniper once said, "By his loins shall ye know him and by the length of his rod shall he be measured." The length of my rod is a mystery t ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution The hour of the execution eventually arrived. Edmund, Percy and Baldrick were carried on wooden racks to their place of execution in the presence of an obviously excited crowd.
Prince Harry suggested to Pursuivant that this must have serve as one of the most difficult parts of his job. The Witchsmeller affirmed it but actually appeared disinterested.
Baldrick had a last minute cunning plan to suggest. But Prince Edmund told his servant to "fuck off". He had his o ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince Edmund was already interested in the fate of the Duke and his lands. His informant Baldrick, however, had news only on the Duchess of Gloucester giving birth to twin goblins. (Historically the position was left vacant at the time. The last Duke was Richard III. The last Duchess was his consort Anne Neville, deceased since March 16, 1485). Messengers soon informed both Princes that the Duke had died along with the Archbishop. The surprisingly naive Harry was convinced of its status as an accident. The shrewdish Edmund however made sarcastic remarks, revealing knowledge of it being a murder and deducing the method an ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury Edmund decided to discuss the appointment with his father. Richard informed him that "Do not be mistaken about this appointment, Edward. I have always despised you. You, compared to your beloved brother Harry, are as excrement as compared to cream! So now, my boy, when I have at last found a use for you, do not try to get out of it! ". Edmund did suggest choosing another man "equally weak-willed and feeble". His father countered that there is no such man. Edmund suggested choosing "someone who believed in God" unlike him ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt However this gratitude did not secure his life. Edmund was the subject of a discussion between Richard IV and Gertrude. The latter was almost unable to believe that " the naughty little boy, whose bottom I had to smack for relieving himself in the font last Thursday" was also the Archbishop of Canterbury. Richard was for the first time pleased with Edmund. He toasted to " A long and healthy life to him! I thank God that in my lifetime never again shall I have to say, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" ". (This phrase i ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years The activities of Edmund for the following several years remain unknown. His return to prominence occurred in 1492. That year, according to the narration, "the death of Randolph XII of Saxony and the collapse of the Treaty of Insects" threw Europe into disarray. "Kingdoms rose and fell; borders, even languages changed; men were killed by their own side and women raped by soldiers from up to seven different nations every week".
Historically, at the time Saxony was divided between Prince-elector Frederick III the Wise (rei ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne Later, Edmund had the chance to examine the letters himself. They were dated 1460, year of birth for his brother. McAngus even suggested to Edmund that: "If you played your cards right, you could become King ", and sooner than he thought. He claimed Richard IV was last seen entering Constantinople alone, armed with a fruit knife and facing 10,000 Turks armed with scimitars.
Soon enough, an excited Edmund revealed the letters and their contents to the members of the Royal court, claiming Harry to be illegitimate and the King dec ...
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus Dougal McAngus soon arrived with recently won Turkish treasures and news from the crusaders. He also transported the regards of his father to the Queen consort. (McAngus was unaware that during his journey to England his father had died and that he was now Fourth Duke of Argyll.) Harry then attempted to introduce Dougal to Edmund. With Dougal mistaking the younger Prince for a eunuch, the two got off to a bad start. When Edmund introduced himself as the Duke of Edinburgh, McAngus complaine ...
See also:Prince Edmund Blackadder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Battle of Bosworth Field, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Black Adder, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Service under a regent, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Claiming the throne, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The murder of an Archbishop, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A shrewd prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Assassination attempt, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The next few years, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Engagement, Prince Edmund Blackadder - First attempt at marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Marriage, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Black plague, Prince Edmund Blackadder - A witch-hunt begins, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Introduction to the Witchsmeller, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Accused of being a witch, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Beginning of a witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Incarceration, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conclusion of the witch trial, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Awaiting execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Failed execution, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Disgruntled Prince, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Recruiting conspirators, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Conspiracy plans, Prince Edmund Blackadder - The Hawk, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Treachery, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Poisoned, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Further comments, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Legacy, Prince Edmund Blackadder - Titles and honours Read more here: » Prince Edmund Blackadder: Encyclopedia II - Prince Edmund Blackadder - First encounter with Dougal McAngus |
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| | | | | Indies: Encyclopedia II - Origin of the name California - Other origins Some suggest that the word California may signify that a place is "hot as an oven" (cali > hot, fornia > oven). It may be derived from caliente fornalia, Spanish for hot furnace, or it may come from calida fornax, Latin for hot climate. Some say that the name comes from the arabic calif, meaning a land presided over by a Caliph.
Another possible source may be kali forno, an indigenous phrase ...
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