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Often people ask me as an author and historian: who is my favorite biography subject. This is very tough, especially for the thirteen narrative biographies in the Legendary Women of World History because each lady sits so deeply in my psyche in order for me to write about her.

But often the answer becomes Empress Matilda of England, the sole survivor daughter of Princess Edith Matilda of Scotland and the Angevin King Henry I of England. She was the first heiress to the throne of England and...

Wu Zhao, la emperatriz Wu Zetian, fue una de las gobernantes más exitosas de la China medieval. En el Año Nuevo chino (25 de enero de 684), logró más por el pueblo chino que todos sus predecesores de la dinastía Tang juntos. En esta escena, reflexiona sobre sus logros mientras lucha contra una terrible migraña provocada por el ruido de las celebraciones de Año Nuevo.

El año del mono llegó ruidosamente, con mucha ce...

I have been a Walmart + member from almost the month the service went online and few people had heard of it. It makes sense for me as a visually disabled person living in the tallest apartment building in my county. Order my food online and someone will travel the 10 miles from Walmart to my building, come up the elevator, and bring what I need right to my door! Sure, I have to pay a monthly fee and a tip each time I receive something, but it saves me a lot of time, hassle, and bus fare each...

Washing clothes is something nearly everyone has to do. Whether you own your own washing machine and drying machine or go to a laundry mat either at your apartment building or in town somewhere, washing our clothes and household items like towels or bedding is a task every household has to take on with some regularity.

Household washers are usually designed around the needs of families of three or more people. 4 cubic feet is average. These hold about 20 gallons of water. That’s the amount ...

Fuera de Gales, pocas personas han oído hablar de Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd. Nacida en 1097 en el castillo de Aberffrew, vivió en el reino de Gwynedd, el más grande y montañoso de todos los reinos galeses. Este hecho lo convirtió en el más resistente a la conquista por parte de romanos, sajones, normandos o ingleses.

Los siglos XI y XII, cuando vivió, estuvieron llenos de guerra. Guillermo II Rufus reinó con puño de hierro desde Londres, decidido a conquistar todas las islas británicas.

Sin...

Good morning. Happy New Year!

We’ve all seen the spots claiming to save us ridiculous amounts of money, especially towards groceries. From coupon stacking to buying a whole side of a cow and freezing in huge freezers, we’ve seen the tips.

The problem is: those tips are designed around large families. Feeding two adults and four or more children. Living in big houses you own and which have lots of space for a stand alone freezer and massive pantries.

But what if your home is smaller? ...

En la historia antigua, pocas personas son más famosas que Cleopatra VII, la última faraona de la dinastía griega ptolemaica. Demonizada por Octavio, sobrino de Cayo Julio César II, como una seductora inmoral que atrajo a Marco Antonio a su guarida erótica de placeres, la verdadera mujer fue la más brillante y, posiblemente, la más eficaz de los gobernantes griegos de Egipto.

En la siguiente escena del capítulo tres, vemos otra faceta de Cleopatra que Octavio César no quería que conocieras.

I like A&W root beer. Is it because there was and A&W restaurant a few blocks from my house when I was little complete with chili dogs and root beer floats? Is it because there’s no caffeine in A&W, allowing me to drink it any time I like? Or perhaps it’s the special treat of an A&W root beer float that no competitor can match? Probably a bit of all of these.

But with prices increasing budgets are often pushed to save whenever possible. Recently I decided to try Walmart’s Great Value roo...

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Good morning! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. I hope everyone is having a good day so far. Last night I opened my cockatiels�� presents of some Planet Pleasures toys and a big bag of spray millet which they are eating for breakfast today. For myself I got a throw blanket that matches Clara’s feathers. Naturally the girls are terrified of the blanket! Yeah, life with cockatiels!

Gifts are central to many of our holiday traditions. Whatever the variant or specifics we have a buy, b...

Me encantan las fiestas. No solo porque nací en diciembre, sino porque la temporada está llena de luces y música. No es de extrañar entonces que en mis biografías las escenas se desarrollen en torno a la Navidad.

La siguiente escena del capítulo tres de La emperatriz Matilda de Inglaterra es probablemente mi favorita de todos los tiempos de todos mis libros. ¡Feliz Navidad!

“Veni, veni Emmanuel c...