Stool That Triggered Scotland's Clash With Charles I
A church scene in Edinburgh on a Sunday in 1637 sparked the civil conflict that ended with Charles I. Jenny Gerdes hurled her stool at Bishop James Hamilton, beginning the resistance to the new liturgy and the imposed service book amid the Scottish church’s opposition.
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St. Giles
Edinburgh
England
Charles T
James I
Charles I
Laud
Scotland
James Hannitn
Jenny Gerdes
Yucatan Ruins Hint At Ancient American Egypt
The article notes scattered Maya era monuments across the Yucatan peninsula with 172 discovered ruin clusters. It suggests the civilization flourished into the early Christian era, possibly predating Egyptian ruins. Two cities may have housed about half a million inhabitants each, serving as regional capitals.
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Yucatan Peninsula
Egypt
Yucatan
George Minor
Mexico Review
King Names British Premier and Cabinet Powers
The British premier is nominated by the sovereign to form a cabinet and run government. He must command the confidence of the House of Commons, or risk losing power. Lords sit by hereditary right, while Canada has its own parliament and a governor general representing the king.
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Great Britain
House of Comes Mons
House of Lords
Canada
Price One Bottle and the Village Cinema
The Christian Herald notes English villages near coal pits have one room houses and a public house with a cinema. Children may enter free, paying with a bottle that is sold to liquor makers and returned to the pub to fuel a cycle between cinema and distillery.
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England
Christian Herald
First Bombing Balloons Futile
The text notes early uses of observation balloons in sieges and attempts to drop bombs from balloons. It mentions 1812 Russians with a balloon, 1847 Austrian fire balloons for Venice, and balloons drifting off course back toward Austrian lines, causing accidental bomb drops.
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Venice
Aretrian
Verrier
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