Monthly Archives: July 2019
“How fond and inconstant I were if I should prefer my mother to the title, let all men judge.”
July 29 was apparently a popular day for royal marriages and coronations. From the British Library Mary, Queen of Scots (December 8, 1542-February 8, 1587) was born less than a week after her father King James V of Scotland died. … Continue reading
“How are we to reach a way of regulating this matter?”
Islamic Calendar July 16, 622 marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. It is dated from the hejira, when Muhammad and his followers fled from Mecca to Medina, two hundred miles north because of a plan to assassinate him. Muhammad … Continue reading