Relating to the English royal dynasty which held the throne from the accession of Henry II in 1154 until the death of Richard III in 1485.
Plantagenet
Fact of the Day
32.4% of Shakespeare's plays contain non-Christian deities.
Quote of the Day
"The men who really believe in themselves are all in lunatic asylums.
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~ GK Chesterton
On This Day
537 The Hagia Sophia in modern-day Turkey opened. It was first a church, then a mosque, and now it is a museum.
1831 Charles Darwin set sail from Plymouth Sound on his five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle.
1945 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created by the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
1977 The science fiction blockbuster Star Wars went on general release in the UK, over six months after it was released in the US.