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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

'Se lengsta dæg': The Anglo-Saxon Solstice

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 St. John's Eve and St. John's Day were like a summery Christmas in past times. From A Clerk of Oxford : The first comes from the Me...

Courtship Etiquette for Gentlemen

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From Geri Walton : Before a gentleman could even consider courting a woman, he had to have already met her or finagled an introduction t...

The Lost Basilica of Saint John at Ephesus

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 From Liturgical Arts Journal : This basilica was constructed by the Emperor Justinian in the sixth century over what was said to be the si...
Monday, June 22, 2026

The Storming of the Tuileries, June 1792

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Louis XVI dons the Bonnet Rouge Madame Royale describes the storming of the Tuileries palace on June 20, 1792 and how her family escaped...
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Councils in UK Move to Ban Union Jack Flag

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 From The Daily BS : So here we are in modern Britain: the country is in the middle of a World Cup run, streets are draped in red-an...

How Augustus’ Moral Laws Controlled Culture in Ancient Rome

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 Believe it or not. From The Collector : When Augustus emerged as the ultimate winner of the years of civil war that ended the Roman Republ...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

The Flight to Montmédy

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  On June 21, 1791, Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and their family were captured at Varennes after escaping from the Tuileries in Paris. Th...

Wes Moore Wants to Choose His Opponent

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I have already voted for Hale, during early voting. From Direct Line News : In the closing days before Maryland’s June 23 Republican guberna...

An Irishman Against American Slavery

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From A Catholic Bard : Daniel O’Connell  (August 6, 1775 – 15 May 15, 1847 ) hailed in his time as The Liberator , was the acknowledged pol...