March 1
March 1
In 1562, 23 Huguenots were killed in the Massacre of Vassy, which kicked off the French Wars of Religion. Between two and four million people got to find out if their particular beliefs were correct before the dust settled 36 years later. That represented between 12.5 to 25 percent of the entire population of France at the time. To put that in perspective with the current population of the US, a similar war would result in between 40 and 80 million deaths.
So keep this sort of thing in mind when you hear about people wanting to establish national religions anywhere. That shit never ends well.
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How would you even go about using that thing properly? It doesn’t look very practical.
Of course Henry had one. Would you expect anything less at this point?
Henry VIII’s bizarre mace pistol,
A very bizarre weapon, this is a mace with three pistol barrels located in the mace head. A matchlock firearm, it was discharged by touching a burning slow match to a touch hole. Most interestingly one was owned by Henry VIII King of England, who would carry it while walking the streets of London at night. He did this to check that his constables were doing their duty. One night they were, and he was arrested and jailed for suspicious activities, as he was carrying a huge mace gun on him at the time. When his identity was revealed, the constables feared they would be executed, after all Henry was known for having people executed. However they were rewarded with a stipend of 23 pounds for their vigilance.
Henry VIII’s mace is currently a part of the Royal Armouries Collection
After watching House of the Dragon, I’m not sure I’d want ANY of these characters on the throne.
Rhaenerya - I know we’re supposed to sympathize with her, but she keeps making terrible choices.
Aegon II - Nope. Just nope.
Daemon - He’s all about getting power, not about using it. Clearly not trustworthy. (Is he going to steal someone’s dragon? Is that why he sang to one of the dragons in the finale?)
Alicent & Otto - If these two worked as a team to support a better claimant than Aegon (ugh) I’d like them more, but they chose Aegon...clearly not a smart move.
I don't think anyone has said this but let me say this...the real foils in the ASOIAF is Dany and Bran. She don't look back on the past and he is going through the archives of it!?
I am definitely rereading the books whilst I am on vacation and making notes, this is going to be my hyperfixation for the last three weeks in December!
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