England in the 11th century was not always a great place to be if you were royalty. Young Edgar was the grandson of Edmund Ironside, king of England, and great grandson of the infamous Æthelred the Unready, also king of England. So you would think Edgar would be next in line? Well, not exactly. There […]
Category: Germany
Who was Kaspar Hauser?
On May 26, 1828, the streets of Nuremberg, Germany were fairly deserted. One person seemed to be wandering them aimlessly- a teenage boy dressed in coarse peasant clothes. He was about four feet nine inches tall with curly brown hair. He was stocky with broad shoulders and the pale skin of an invalid. Around five […]
The Mayerling Incident
Crown Prince Rudolf was the heir to the Habsburg throne and the only son of Emperor Franz Joseph and his beautiful wife Elisabeth, or Sisi. He was in a notoriously bad marriage to Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, daughter of Leopold II. At first, the prince seemed to be in love but Stéphanie suffered under her […]
Unsinkable Sam the Cat
This cat allegedly survived not one or two sinkings but three. I am sure he used up a few of his 9 lives. Originally named Oscar he saw service in both the Kriegsmarine and Royal Navy during the WWII. He was a black and white patched cat and had been owned by an unknown crewman […]
The Sleeping Spy
Written on April 3, 2017 by ER at 4:21 PM | 0
Americas, England, ER, Germany, Northern Europe, United States
Americas, England, ER, Germany, Northern Europe, United States
When World War I broke out in Europe, the United States was neutral. It was considered a fight in Europe, and we were better off staying out of it. Although President Wilson favored the British, the US officially took no side. However, Wilson’s preference encouraged American companies to sell to the Allies. However, not everyone […]