December 2016 – Ancient Pages – All About The Ancient World

Left: King Alfred Statue. Image credit: Kjetil r - CC BY-SA 3.0

On This Day In History: Battle of Englefield Was Fought – On Dec 31, 870

AncientPages.com – The Battle of Englefield occurred around 31 December 870, marking a significant conflict where the West Saxons successfully defeated a Danish Viking army near Reading in Berkshire. A page from the C manuscript of the en:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It shows the entry for the year 871. British Library Cotton Tiberius B i. Image credit: […]

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Left: Studio Portrait of Edwin Powell Hubble. Photograph (1931) by photographer Johan Hagemeyer (1884-1962)- http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/129 - Public Domain; Right: The 100-inch (2.5 m) Hooker telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory that Hubble used to measure galaxy distances and a value for the rate of expansion of the universe. Andrew Dunn - http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/ - CC BY-SA 2.0

On This Day In History: American Astronomer Edwin Hubble Announced Existence Of Other Galaxies – On Dec 30, 1924

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AncientPages.com – On December 30, 1924, American astronomer Edwin Hubble announced that there are other galaxies in the cosmos. Our home galaxy Milky Way is not alone; it has companions. It was one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century. Left: Studio Portrait of Edwin Powell Hubble. Photograph (1931) by photographer Johan Hagemeyer

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The Lumiére brothers - Auguste and Louis. Auguste (left) and Louis (right).

On This Day In History: The Lumière Brothers Presented Their First Film In Paris – On Dec 28, 1895

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AncientPages.com – On 28 Dec 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumière brothers presented their first film in Paris. The Lumière brothers, Auguste (1862 -1954) and Louis Jean (1864 – 1948), were among the first filmmakers in history. The Lumiére brothers – Auguste and Louis. Auguste (left) and Louis (right). Image source – Public Domain They made

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On This Day In History: Johannes Kepler ‘Father Of Modern Astronomy’ Was Born – On Dec 27, 1571

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AncientPages.com – On December 27, 1571, Johannes Kepler, ‘Father of Modern Astronomy,’ was born. His three fundamental statements about planetary motion represent his work, which he based on detailed observations of the planets made by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). They are: a) The planets do not travel in concentric circles, but in ellipses, with the sun

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Was The World’s Oldest Surviving Garden Created By Ancestors Of The Katzie First Nation 3,800 Years Ago In British Columbia?

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AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in British Columbia, Canada have discovered evidence that as early as 1,800 BC, ancestors of the Katzie First Nation in B.C.’s Lower Mainland were engineering the wetland environment to increase the yield of a valuable, semi-aquatic plant known as a wapato, or ‘Indian potato’. Site location and setting.Dotted line represents the approximate

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On This Day In History: Johannes Kepler ‘Father Of Modern Astronomy’ Was Born – On Dec 27, 1571

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AncientPages.com – On December 27, 1571, Johannes Kepler, ‘Father of Modern Astronomy’ was born. His three fundamental statements about planetary motion represent his work, which he based on detailed observations of the planets made by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). Portrait of Johannes Kepler. August Köhler – Kepler-Museum in Weil der Stadt. Public Domain a) The planets do not travel

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On This Day In History: Shakespeare’s King Lear Performed Before The Court Of King James I – On Dec 26, 1606

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AncientPages.com – On December 26, 1606, William Shakespeare performed his play ‘King Lear’ before the court of King James I at Whitehall Palace. Shakespeare’s friend and noted fellow actor, Richard Burbage, was the original Lear. King Lear, George Frederick Bensell. Image credit: George Frederick Bensell – The Knohl Collection – Public Domain An anonymous play,” The True Chronicle History

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On This Day In History: Stone Of Destiny Stolen From Westminster Abbey In London – On Dec 25, 1950

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AncientPages.com – On Christmas Day, December 25, 1950, four young Scots retrieved the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey. Used as the Coronation Stone of the Scottish kings from the 10th century and supposedly a relic from biblical times, the stone was taken to Westminster Abbey, England, by Edward I as a symbol of his

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On This Day In History: William I ‘The Lion’ Was Crowned At Scone – On Dec 24, 1165

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AncientPages.com – On December 24, 1165, William I, the second son of Henry of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon, succeeded his brother Malcolm IV as King of Scotland. He was known as “The Lion” because of his standard, a red lion rampant on a yellow background, which remains Scotland’s royal standard today. The nave of Arbroath Abbey, as

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On This Day In History: Ruler Of Palenque Yohl Ik’nal Was Crowned – On Dec 23, 583

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Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Yohl Ik’nal was the queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque, who ruled until she died in 604. She was also known as Lady Kan Ik. She ascended to the throne on December 23, 583, and ruled until she died in 604. Yohl Ik’nal was a grandmother or great-grandmother of K’inich

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