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44 Uncommon Events From the Middle Ages
01. King James IV conducted an experiment by sending a mute woman and two infants to an empty island to learn what the 'natural human language' would be.
50 Fascinating and Historical Facts About The 1700s - Fact Republic
1. William Shakespeare’s final place of residence named New Place was demolished by the very person who purchased it in 1756. Reverend Francis Gastrell was so frustrated with all the tourists visiting Shakespeare’s former house that in 1759 he demolished it. The man was kicked out of the town because of this act.
100 Interesting Facts About Dictators - Page 2 of 4 - Fact Republic
1. Doctors induced labor to make sure the Kim Jong Un's child was born in 2012, which marked the 100th anniversary of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung. 2. Mengistu, the brutal communist dictator of Ethiopia, who had thousands of people executed and may have personally murdered Emperor Haile Selassie is alive and well under asylum in Zimbabwe.
Crown Chronicles: 25 Untold Facts about Kings – Part 2 - Fact Republic
Henry the Young King was crowned junior king while his father still reigned. He had revolted wanting the throne. Defeated once, Henry rebelled again but suddenly died of dysentery. Upon hearing news of his son's death, Henry II remarked “He cost me much, but I wish he had lived to cost me more.”
86 Rare Facts About the Most Brutal Wars The World Has Seen
1. King Henry V was struck in the face by an arrow in his first battle leading soldiers. Rather than leave the field, he reportedly stated that "he would rather die than stain his soldierly reputation by flight." He was sixteen at the time. #war #battle #history #ww1 #worldwar1 #worldwar2 #ww2
License to Thrill: 22 Facts About James Bond
01. The literary character James Bond has an average intake of 60 custom-made cigarettes a day.