On this day in history...

     Edward IV, King of England and  of France and Lord of Ireland, died today (April 9) in 1483. He fell fatally ill on Easter 1483, and lasted for about three weeks (give or take), just enough to adjust his will- the most notable change to name his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, as his Lord Protector.  He was just shy of his forty-first birthday (April 28). He was buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. He was succeeded by his son,  His motto was modus et ordo (method and order). Edward, Prince of Wales, who became Edward V, though he was never crowned.

    It is not definitively known what caused his death. Everything from pneumonia to typhoid to poison has been theorized. Perhaps he just let himself go?

    All I have to say is...Loyaulte Me Lie.

    Source: Wikipedia and my own memory.

Light in the, "Dark Ages"?

    One of the biggest modern-day criticisms of the Middle Ages is a lack of knowledge. While there is some truth to this, many Universities were founded by the Church during this time. By Columbus’s time, most people knew that the Earth was round. I don’t think that knowledge was as lacking as we think it was.

The dialect of English which was shaped by the Vikings

The dialect of English which was shaped by the Vikings: The story of a dialect of Old English that was strongly influenced by Old Norse during the early Middle Ages, namely the Northumbrian dialect.