Top Christmas and Holiday Gifts for Him
Posted by MRL on Nov 30th 2018
Looking for awesome Christmas & Holiday gifts for the guys in your life? If you are seeking something amazing to gift to an important man, be it friend, family member or romantic partner then we have some good options for you. Not all of them are conventional, mind you, but we guarantee you will find something to light up his Christmas. So, avoid the craze of shopping centers this holiday season, sit back and simply browse away.SwordsHistoric...
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The Battle of Blanchetaque
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
Battle of Blanchetaque 1346 - 100 Years WarA Feat of Arms
A very notable feat of arms took place on the morning of August 24th, 1346, in the marshy estuary of the River Somme. The small and starving English army of Edward III was in desperate need to cross to the north side of the river as staying where they were on the south side kept them bottled up between the sea and the river. But that wasn't the worst of it, for there was also an enorm...
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Democratic Society
Posted by MRL on Dec 31st 2006
Sparta had two kings that would rule in tangent and a council, offering a sort of checks and balance in their version of a democratic society. For continuity one king could then stay home to continue to rule while the other was leading the Spartans in battle....