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4 days ago · The story of Madeleine of Valois, the forgotten queen of Scots, is one of love, loss, and the capriciousness of fate. Though her reign was measured in months rather than years, her impact on Scottish history and culture was profound. She remains a poignant and compelling figure, a reminder of the fragility of life and the enduring power of the ...
3 days ago · By 1800, France would reign supreme in Europe and Napoleon turned his energies to rebuilding his overseas empire. Louisiana and the Floridas were major elements of his grand design centered on Santo Domingo, the richest of the colonies. In the same year, Spain ceded Louisiana to France on October 1, by the Treaty of San Ildefonso.
4 days ago · Admitted to the union in 1812 as the 18th state, Louisiana commands a once strategically vital region where the waters of the great Mississippi-Missouri river system, draining the continental interior of North America, flow out into the warm, northward-curving crescent of the Gulf of Mexico.
4 days ago · Natchitoches. Light trails at the Minor Basilica in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Established in 1714, Natchitoches is a town in north-central Louisiana with a long storied past. With influences from the Natchitoches Tribe, Spain, France, Canada, and America all converging in on it, it is not just a historical hotspot but a cultural one too.
3 days ago · The Louisiana Purchase encompassed a vast swath of the North American heartland, stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada and from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. Yet this was no empty wilderness, but a land inhabited by diverse indigenous nations and European settlers.
4 days ago · Inside of Medieval England, there was a Queen who by all accounts was a fantastic mother and advisor to her husband King Henry V. Catherine of Valois had a short life, but an impactful one as she...
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5 days ago · Blanche of England & of Lancaster 1392–1409: Anne of Burgundy Duchess of Bedford 1404–1432: John of Lancaster 1389–1435 Duke of Bedford: Jacquetta of Luxembourg 1415/1416–1472: Richard Woodville 1405–1469 1st Earl Rivers: King Henry V 1386–1422 r. 1413–1422 King of England: Catherine of Valois 1401–1437 Queen of England: Sir ...
