Eggcellent random daily facts

[Randall]

Every day for as long as I remember I will post an interesting (very sprocket) fact that you may or may not know, or indeed care about......

[Randall]

Oliver Cromwell is best remembered for his role in the overthrow of the monarchy and his subsequent appointment as lord protector
What is less known is 2 years after his death
With monarchy restored he was tried for his role in the death of Charles the 1st and sentenced to " death"
Subsequently his body was exhumed and hung
Later the head was removed and placed on a stake at Westminster where it remained for 25 years.
The head then passed through a succession of "owners" before finally being reburied in 1960.

[Tommo]

Oliver Cromwell is best remembered for his role in the overthrow of the monarchy and his subsequent appointment as lord protector
What is less known is 2 years after his death
With monarchy restored he was tried for his role in the death of Charles the 1st and sentenced to " death"
Subsequently his body was exhumed and hung
Later the head was removed and placed on a stake at Westminster where it remained for 25 years.
The head then passed through a succession of "owners" before finally being reburied in 1960.

Serves him right, silly cunt.

[Wolflanternbumbag]

Murder of John Comyn

The killing of Comyn in the Greyfriars church in Dumfries, as imagined by Felix Philippoteaux, a 19th-century illustrator
Bruce, like all his family, had a complete belief in his right to the throne. His ambition was further thwarted by John Comyn, who supported John Balliol. Comyn was the most powerful noble in Scotland and was related to many other powerful nobles both within Scotland and England, including relatives that held the earldoms of Buchan, Mar, Ross, Fife, Angus, Dunbar, and Strathearn; the Lordships of Kilbride, Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, Bedrule, and Scraesburgh; and sheriffdoms in Banff, Dingwall, Wigtown, and Aberdeen. He also had a powerful claim to the Scottish throne through his descent from Donald III on his father's side and David I on his mother's side. Comyn was the nephew of John Balliol.

According to Barbour and Fordoun, in the late summer of 1305, in a secret agreement sworn, signed, and sealed, John Comyn agreed to forfeit his claim to the Scottish throne in favour of Robert Bruce upon receipt of the Bruce lands in Scotland should an uprising occur led by Bruce. Whether the details of the agreement with Comyn are correct or not, King Edward moved to arrest Bruce while Bruce was still at the English court. Ralph de Monthermer learned of Edward's intention and warned Bruce by sending him twelve pence and a pair of spurs. Bruce took the hint, and he and a squire fled the English court during the night. They made their way quickly for Scotland.

According to Barbour, Comyn betrayed his agreement with Bruce to King Edward I, and when Bruce arranged a meeting for 10 February 1306 with Comyn in the Chapel of Greyfriars Monastery in Dumfries and accused him of treachery, they came to blows. Bruce stabbed Comyn before the high altar. The Scotichronicon says that on being told that Comyn had survived the attack and was being treated, two of Bruce's supporters, Roger de Kirkpatrick (uttering the words "I mak siccar" ("I make sure")) and John Lindsay, went back into the church and finished Bruce's work. Barbour, however, tells no such story. The Flores Historiarum which was written c. 1307 says Bruce and Comyn disagreed and Bruce drew his sword and struck Comyn over the head. Bruce supporters then ran up and stabbed Comyn with their swords. Bruce asserted his claim to the Scottish crown and began his campaign by force for the independence of Scotland.

Bruce and his party then attacked Dumfries Castle where the English garrison surrendered. Bruce hurried from Dumfries to Glasgow, where his friend and supporter Bishop Robert Wishart granted him absolution and subsequently adjured the clergy throughout the land to rally to Bruce. Nonetheless, Bruce was excommunicated for this crime

[TheMalteseDart]

Oliver Cromwell is best remembered for his role in the overthrow of the monarchy and his subsequent appointment as lord protector
What is less known is 2 years after his death
With monarchy restored he was tried for his role in the death of Charles the 1st and sentenced to " death"
Subsequently his body was exhumed and hung
Later the head was removed and placed on a stake at Westminster where it remained for 25 years.
The head then passed through a succession of "owners" before finally being reburied in 1960.

Very interesting fact, studied Charles I in school but can't remember this being mentioned, they were savages back in the day

[Randall]

Oliver Cromwell is best remembered for his role in the overthrow of the monarchy and his subsequent appointment as lord protector
What is less known is 2 years after his death
With monarchy restored he was tried for his role in the death of Charles the 1st and sentenced to " death"
Subsequently his body was exhumed and hung
Later the head was removed and placed on a stake at Westminster where it remained for 25 years.
The head then passed through a succession of "owners" before finally being reburied in 1960.

Very interesting fact, studied Charles I in school but can't remember this being mentioned, they were savages back in the day

Probably deemed unstable for children
Imagine lizzie ordering peoples heads being displayed in the streets

[Emulsfier]

I remember something similar happening to one of the popes, except they went the extra mile and had a trial after the body was exhumed with a corpse on trial.

[Randall]

I remember something similar happening to one of the popes, except they went the extra mile and had a trial after the body was exhumed with a corpse on trial.

They sat it in court?

[Emulsfier]

I remember something similar happening to one of the popes, except they went the extra mile and had a trial after the body was exhumed with a corpse on trial.

They sat it in court?

Indeed!

[Emulsfier]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod

[Randall]

They were fucking nuts back then

[Greipel]

Koppány was killed by Vecelin in the battle near Veszprém, according to Chapter 64 of the Illuminated Chronicle.[26][28] On the other hand, Chapter 40 of the same source says that Vecelin killed Koppány in Somogy.[29] If the latter report is valid, Koppány fled from the battlefield after his defeat at Veszprém, but the royal army chased and murdered him in his duchy.[30] On Stephen's order, Koppány's body was quartered and its parts were hung over the walls of Esztergom, Veszprém, Győr and Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia in Romania).[28]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopp%C3%A ... _and_death

[Randall]

Lizzie borden is famous for the axe murders of both of her parents in 1892 that spawned the poem

Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother 40 whacks
When she saw what she had done
She gave her father forty one

This is wildly inaccurate as autopsy results showed her father was struck only 10 and her stepmother not her actual mother was struck 20 times.

It's also largely overlooked that she was actually acquitted of the crimes and continued to live a privileged life until her death from pneumonia in 1927.

Nobody else was ever charged

[Randall]

Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

[Randall]

Ruth snyder, the lady in Tommo's avatar was an American murderess put to death in 1927 for the murder of her husband. Her lover was also executed for the crime as they blamed each other.
The famous picture was obtained by a journalist called tom howard who had snuck a plate camera in strapped to his leg.

[Randall]

Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympics used to give out medals in art.
Literature
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting and music were the categories
Altogether 151 medals were awarded

[The Thorn]

Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympics used to give out medals in art.
Literature
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting and music were the categories
Altogether 151 medals were awarded

Still far more sensible than some of today's Olympic events

[TheMalteseDart]

Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympics used to give out medals in art.
Literature
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting and music were the categories
Altogether 151 medals were awarded

Still far more sensible than some of today's Olympic events

Got Breakdancing to look forward to soon

[Randall]

Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympics used to give out medals in art.
Literature
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting and music were the categories
Altogether 151 medals were awarded

Still far more sensible than some of today's Olympic events

Got Breakdancing to look forward to soon

Really?

[The Thorn]

Between 1912 and 1948 the Olympics used to give out medals in art.
Literature
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting and music were the categories
Altogether 151 medals were awarded

Still far more sensible than some of today's Olympic events

Got Breakdancing to look forward to soon

Really?

2024. Along with skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.