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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Fantasy 6 Nations Mini-league
Anybody can join our mini-league, in association with Guinness. All instructions and rules can be found on the Guinness Fantasy Six Nations Website Once you have your team set-up, click on “Join Mini League” and use the following information: League … Continue reading
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Six Nations preview
As a Munsterman first and Irish fan second, it is difficult to stay unbiased on two fronts – calling Ireland’s results and picking the best 15 – when looking forward towards the Six Nations 2012. But I will try to … Continue reading
On this day … the “Babylonian Captivity” comes to an end
On this day in 1377, the “Babylonian Captivity” came to an end, as the Pope returned to Rome. This ended a period of 72 years, during which time seven successive Popes lived like kings in the luxurious surroundings of Avignon … Continue reading
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On this day … the murder that allows Pope Innocent III to launch the Albigensian Crusade
On this day in1208, Pope Innocent III’s representative Brother Peter of Castelnau was murdered in Toulouse. This prompted the Pope into launching a crusade against the Albigensians of Languedoc, also known as the Cathars. These holy men and women practised … Continue reading
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On this day .. birthday of Cicero
On this day, 106 BC, the great Roman orator Cicero was born. 6 years the elder of Julius Caesar, Cicero would reach greatness in politics long before his rival, though never achieving greatness on the battlefield, as Caesar so often … Continue reading
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On this day … Roman historian Ovid dies in AD17
The year may be off by 5 years, but on this day died one of the most important of all Roman historians, who certainly lived and wrote during one of the most interesting periods of Roman history – the Civil … Continue reading
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On this day … birthdays of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Roderigo Borgia
Can there ever have been two more different leaders with the same birthday? On this day in 1449, the 18th birthday of the despicable Roderigo Borgia, an enigmatic leader was born in Florence to the Medici family. He was named … Continue reading
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