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You're right, there is not a lot of room in there. A lot of the side chapels hold many of the famous kings and queens. You have to buy a permit to take photos in there. I went once. There always seems to be something going on there. I've been around the outside a lot. But only went in once. Worth the time and entrance fee.
He's there, Not burried. There is a golden casket that is supposed to contain his remains. It site in the Naive encased in glass. I took a day trip there a few years ago. I'll definately go back.
I think your classic wars, Alexander, Rome, Napoleon, Hundred Years War, American Civil War, etc were standard warfare. Though I'm sure some form of guerilla tactics did occur. Now the Welsh against Edward I used guerilla warfare and prevented the English from moving into the interior of Wales for some time. My question would be who has used guerilla warfare most successfully and when was the earliest use of it?
Well it looks like I've got a new opportunity to see some history! I've just received word I'm being stationed at Geilenkirchen Germany. A NATO AWACS base on the German/Netherlands border. Not far from Aachen and the Teutoburg Forest!!!!!!!! I'm loving it!
I have seen the Danes not referred to as Vikings. My reference being inregards to their migration to Britain and setting up Danelaw.
The Vikings had a greater hold in Britain, but I guess that all depends on who you are calling Vikings. The Danes eventually controlled neary a third of Britain under Danelaw, most of the Orkneys and Shetland Islands where under Scandinavian rule for a long time. The Vikings did have their cities in Ireland and Clontarf was the beginning of the end of their rule there. Ireland was able to kick most of them out. Britain assimilated them, hence Anglo-Saxons.
Israel just held an exercise that equalled a surgical strike on Iran. I don't know how long the U.S. can talk them back from taking things into their own hands. I would have a strange feeling that we would still support them no matter what they did. That could turn really ugly. China on the other hand, and their position toward Taiwan could escalate. Plus, who knows who will be in office twenty years from now….
Perhaps it was the Rural vs Urban that led to longer life. Remember in the early 1900-1920s, still a lot of coal heating and diseases associated with urban lifestyle.
Ok I'm not clear on this, who benefits should the Treaty have passed? I can believe that some of the new EU countries, Poland etc, would benefit but how does France or Germany? Aren't they already the powerhouses in Europe?
I got hooked on genealogy just before my daughter was born. Though I personally didn't find the information, I discovered a cousin that had traced some of my ancestors back to the early 1700s here in the US. I also have a branch that I can trace back to Norway in the early 1800s. I may have found a branch of my wife's family back to the early 1300 in Switzerland. If anyone is interested in genealogy, there are several programs out there you can pick up for about $30 that can probably do a lot more than the beginner really needs, but it is worth it. Like good historians, you know that hearsay is one thing but documentation is proof. Most of my information I get through the census's and SSAN death lists.Let me know if anyone wants more information on how to get started or is stuck with someone.
There are a few judges here in the states that have done something like this. I've seen a few people on the news having to wear those sign boards saying they were a deadbeat dad, or they were a thief or something. What we need to look into is if these folks have offended since then. Also I'm sure the ACLU would like to know how these people were affected emotionally or had their feelings hurt.
