23 May 1660: Charles II sets sail for #England#otd from Dutch shores - having turned down #Spanish & #French invites to depart from their territories; he enters #London in triumph on his 30th birthday, 29 May (Wallace Collection) #Restoration
75 Jahre Grundgesetz. Es ist schon eine ziemlich gute Verfassung, keine Frage.
Nur schlimm, dass es erst 12 Jahre faschistischer Diktatur und tatkräftige Unterstützung durch die Alliierten gebraucht hat, um unserem Land diese Verfassung zu geben.
Noch schlimmer, dass eben dieser Faschismus aktuell wieder sein hässliches Haupt erhebt und die politische Debatte bis weit in die "demokratische Mitte hinein" vergiftet.
Wir sind alle aufgerufen, uns klar dagegenzustellen, wann immer
Eine #Verfassung klingt toll.
Auch ich bin ein großer Freund dieses Rechtskonstrukts.
Per se ist es jedoch in der Praxis nicht das vermeintliche Allheilmittel, als das es oft gesehenwird.
#England kommt z.B. von jeher ohne aus, dennoch gilt es historisch gesehen als ein Vorreiter der #Bürgerrechte.
22 May 1455: The Wars of the Roses begin with the first battle of St. Albans #otd which ends with Henry VI a POW, & York becoming protector of #England#otd
21 May 1420: The Treaty of Troyes ratified #otd - an agreement that Henry V of #England and his heirs would inherit the #French crown upon the death of Charles VI of France also known as the 'final peace' - which it wasn't (Archives Nationales)
But she is not alone! With David Gehring at University of Notthingham, who is an expert on #earlymodern#British#history, she found the perfect partner in writing. Gehring’s special interest on #Elizabethan#England's relations with the Protestant territories of the #HolyRomanEmpire and #Denmark is also reflected in his publications:
In their article, Freyer and Gehring provide us with an overview over how #English and #British#emdiplomacy developed from the 16th to the 18th century. Traditionally, research stressed #England’s diplomatic relations with #Spain and #France. With a broader understanding of English interests coming to the fore, the research focus widened accordingly.
#Scotland and England followed their own diplomatic agendas in the 16th century, exercising #diplomacy in different ways and with different partners. However, this included also each other with intensive diplomatic contacts in the 1530s and 1540s as well as the 1560s and 1570s. The #UnionoOfTheCrown in 1603 changed the preconditions for English and Scottish diplomacy according to Freyer and Gehring, as England became dominant for foreign relations, although in theory Scottish diplomacy could have run alongside the English. (4/6)
20 May 1614: Cardinal Bellarmine ordains Toby [Tobie] Matthew, a priest #otd Matthew was a high profile convert: writer & courtier, patron of #nuntastic Carmelites at #Antwerp and son of the Church of #England Archbishop of #York (JMcC/eebo/BM)
The #project will include a number of activities, such as the possible #reintroduction of lost wildlife like butterflies, rare #plants & beavers & the moving of #funghi to restore #soil.
The reconstructed (2009) Ashcombe mill, at Kingston, near Lewes, East Sussex, England. May 2024. It generates electricity. #windmill#lewes#eastsussex#england
Jürgen Klopp verlässt Liverpool: Abschied einer Legende mit Herz
Mit Gedichten, Wandgemälden und Pies verabschieden die Fans des FC Liverpool Jürgen Klopp. In neun Jahren wurde der deutsche Trainer zu einer Art Markenbotschafter der nordenglischen Stadt. Von Franziska Hoppen.
18 May 1554: William Thomas #translator is hanged, drawn, quartered at Tyburn for encompassing the death of Mary I of #England (BM) He’d already botched suicide by stabbing himself in the Tower of #London on 25 Feb.