The thread has been sitting idle for a while. This assassin's deed at the wedding of a king's daughter resulted in the rise and expansion of one the greatest Euro-Asian empires. Name the assassin.
I am afraid that may be me. I gave the last question away because nobody was quite nailing it, but I am not sure who then nominates another questioner. I just don't seem to have the knack for this game. I can put up a REAL EASY question just to get things rolling again.
The thread has been sitting idle for a while. This assassin's deed at the wedding of a king's daughter resulted in the rise and expansion of one the greatest Euro-Asian empires. Name the assassin. Pausanias of Orestis, killer of Philip II of Macedon, and thus the inadvertent instigator of the Alexandrian Empire (not that it did him any good). Best, Alan
Pausanias of Orestis, killer of Philip II of Macedon, and thus the inadvertent instigator of the Alexandrian Empire (not that it did him any good). Best, Alan That is correct, Alan.
It's from "De Nobilitatibus, Sapientii et Prudentiis Regum", by Walter de Milemete, 1326 Earliest know depiction of a canon.
It's from "De Nobilitatibus, Sapientii et Prudentiis Regum", by Walter de Milemete, 1326 Earliest know depiction of a canon. ... in Europe. That's correct. For a bonus point, pronounce De Nobilitatibus, Sapientii et Prudentiis Regum ...
Part of an armour presented to Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor Armet of King Henry VIII, 1511-14 (metal) by Seusenhofer, Konrad (c.1450/60-1517) - Bridgeman - Art, Culture, History
Carreg Cennen The end came in 1462 during the War of the Roses when the castle was vandalized by 500 Yorkist men brandishing not swords but picks and crowbars. It had been a Lancastrian hideout. Carreg Cennen Castle
Finding it hard to think of a question. Where's this fort ? I took photo on holiday October 2011 if that any help.
It is indeed Vauban's Fort Mahon at Ambleteuse, France. Fortified Places > Fortresses > Ambleteuse Your turn.
Oh well I left it long enough for others to have a go , noone got it so here you are. Prince William Augustus, Duke Of Cumberland. Prince William, Duke of Cumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battles he famous for include Dettingen 1743, Fontenoy 1745 , Culloden 1746.
Oh well I left it long enough for others to have a go , noone got it so here you are. Prince William Augustus, Duke Of Cumberland. Prince William, Duke of Cumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Battles he famous for include Dettingen 1743, Fontenoy 1745 , Culloden 1746. He was an answer to one of the questions on the eggheads a couple of days ago.
