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Monday, June 6, 2011
Let Them Eat Cake...or not
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Marie-Antoinette is accused of being uncaring towards the peasants of France. When someone told her about the shortage of bread across Fran...
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Marie-Antoinette
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For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.--Psalm 59:3 ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Seven Years' War Begins
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On May 18, 1756, Britain finally declared war on France, beginning the Seven Years' War. The war had been raging for two years in the N...
Monday, May 9, 2011
Perspective
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In 1793, the French revolutionaries had taken control of all of life in France. Churchmen were licensed by the State, and men were required...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Flora MacDonald
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Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy--Matthew 5:13 Miss Flora MacDonald (1722-1790) ferried "Bonnie Prince Charlie...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Three Lessons from the Fort William-Henry Massacre
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In 1757, as the Seven Years' War raged, French General Montcalm in Canada attacked the British fort named Fort William-Henry. With his ...
Monday, April 4, 2011
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
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"Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land"-Proverbs 31:23 "She (that is, Sarah Churchi...
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