History Schmistory, June 3: That Turkey is Toast!
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
1098 – After a 5-month siege in the 1st Crusade, the Crusaders seized A Turkey. And by A, we mean Antioch (the city in the country of Turkey, not the bird!)
Hey guys...I think we've got the wrong Turkey.
History Schmistory: May 27. King John Crowned.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
1199. King John of England, who would go on to sign the Magna Carta, is crowned. During the ceremony, a heckler yelled “OK, you got your crown, now how about some rights?”
History Schmistory, May 24: Yo, Crusades!
Saturday, May 24, 2025
1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
History Schmistory: May 21 Otto-matic
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
993: Holy Roman Emperor Otto III is crowned.
History Schmistory: May 20. A Bunch of Nicea Guys.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
325: The Council of Nicea begins. Constantine opens it with a joke, ends it with a Creed.
History Schmistory: May 16. St. Petersburg Founded.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1703: St. Petersburg is founded by Peter the Great. In 1924, the name of the city was changed to Leningrad. In 1991, the city name was changed back to St. Petersburg. Tough on the GPS.
History Schmistory: May 20. Lorenzo not-so-Magnifico dies.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
May 20, 1503. The OTHER Lorenzo dies, cousin of the Lorenzo Magnifico. This one is Lorenzo not so Magnifico.
source: wikipedia
History Schmistory: May 19. Irreconcilable Differences
Monday, May 19, 2025
1536: Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is executed for treason and incest, along with her brother and alleged lover Lord Rochford.
History Schmistory: May 17. Don’t Let the Door Hit You On the Way Out!
Saturday, May 17, 2025
1527: The Medici family are expelled from Florence. They came back after a few years, for the gelato.
History Schmistory, May 15: Mary Queen of Scots
Thursday, May 15, 2025
1567 – Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell. Later, according to Monty Python, she dies:
