The island of Sicily sits just off the coast of Italy and the citizens of Sicily often have their own opinions of how they should be governed and heard among the monarchy. After a number of Sicilian complaints went unheard and unresponded to, the Sicilian people revolted and sold out their king to the King …
Works of Mercy
The Book of Matthew teaches us that there are seven distinct acts of mercy to be performed to ensure salvation beyond this life. In practice, there are fourteen acts- 7 corporal acts to be performed by laymen and 7 spiritual acts to be performed by clergy and those of greater Faith. The seven corporal works …
Holy See: The Matriarchy
The first book of the Bible, Genesis, talks about seven women: Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, Rachel, Bilah, and Zilpah. These women are revered as reverend matriarchs who are held responsible for the moral events in the lives of those around them. Their prayers fall unto God’s ears differently and their pleas on behalf of their …
Historical Timeline
Venetian Timeline 1162- Tradition of Carnival begins 1204- Venice sacks Byzantium and brings home the spoils ,last till 1261. 1268- Carnival is adopted as annual tradition 1295- Marco Polo returns to Venice with tales from the Silk Road and the lands to the East 1315 – Venetian Golden Book of the Nobility lists most influential families, allowing …
Florence: Stinche
Florence has a prison that is quite famous. It has housed political criminals, controversial artists, and debtors. The building itself is most impressive. There is a stone brick tower with tiny windows. The building is surrounded by a moat causing its guests and visitors to refer to the structure as Isola delle Stinche- the island …
How the War Began
How the War Began The Revolutionary War in North America ended in 1783. In 1793, a diplomat travelled from North America to Britain with a goal in mind- to abolish the practice of slavery in the United States. David Humphries travelled to Britain and met with Heads of State and Ministers. He demonstrated the power …
The Protestant Ladies’ Academy of Rodney, Mississippi
Education is slowly becoming one of the tenants of becoming a fully aware and proper Southern Belle. Previously, the most formal education that was needed was the necessary arithmetic that was required to properly run a Southern Plantation. As the North pushes more and more of its women into factory jobs, the prominence of a …
USS Volunteer State
January 1866 The Union Steamship, USS Volunteer, was set to sail north along the Mississippi and return to the Union port in Cairo, Illinois. The ship departed New Orleans, but never reached its destination in Illinois. The Confederate states claim that the ship never left New Orleans and that the Union never had any intent of …
Bullets and Belles Military Information
Branches of the Military This is the easiest thing to remember; there is only one branch of the military- The Military. To maximize connections between players, the game has done away with the separation of the various military branches. All Military men and women are enlisted in one unified military. Each Nation has its own …
Bullets and Belles Timeline of Events
Historical Events 1585: The Spanish establish a mission to convert Natives to Christianity. 1625: The French arrest control of the Spanish settlement and rename it Rock Creek. Haitian laborers are shipped in to tend fields of sugar, coffee, and tobacco. 1630-1730: Rock Creek changes hands between the French and the Spanish numerous times. 1738: Rock …