This week in history: Napoleon III

This week in history: Napoleon III

by | Dec 3, 2019 | The Early Modern Age

This week in 1852, Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte became Emperor of France. His father was the younger brother of the original Napoleon. And his mother was the daughter of the famous Josephine – the long-term mistress and eventually wife of the first Napoleon — by...

This week in history: Queen Elizabeth

by | Nov 18, 2019 | The Early Modern Age

This week in 1558, Elizabeth Tudor was declared queen of England and Ireland, following the untimely death of her half-sister, Queen Mary. Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII by his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Her first and most important job as queen was to...

This week in history: Annie Edson Taylor

by | Nov 1, 2019 | The Early Modern Age

On October 24th 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to “raft” over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. She accomplished this feat on her 63rd birthday with the intent of securing her finances, through speaking engagements and other publicity....

This week in history: Louis XIII

by | Oct 17, 2019 | The Early Modern Age

On this day in 1610, Louis XIII was crowned King of France, following the assassination of his father, Henry IV. The new king was only nine, so his mother, Marie de’ Medici, ruled as regent. Her mismanagement, however, along with widespread hostility toward her...