Louis XV Bourbon, king of France Louis XV Bourbon was the son of a grandson of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Louis XIV had a son : Louis, le Grand Dauphin (1661 - 1711), who had a son : Louis, duc de Bourgogne (1782 - 1712), who had a son : Louis (1710 - 1774) = king Louis XV of France.
ready to see you. Christian,
I have enjoyed reading your blogs as you travel and experience a broader world. I get to travel vicariously, and although that is a far second, I can still enjoy the glimpse you have given us, replete with history lessons and links for more information. I am both sad that this trip is coming to an end for you and happy that you will be heading home. It is good to have a place that is home for you and it is good to travel. Like a ship with an anchor, it ventures out for the adventure of discovery, knowing there is a home port. Looking forward to seeing you.
Deb
The benefits of in-breeding! Why of course they're related. They're just really, really related, if you get my drift. The castle looks awesome. Think how awed people travelling to spain centuries ago were by the power of the architecture. By the way, they are filming Ender's Game as we speak. It's got the girl from the new True Grit movie and Harrison Ford . I'll keep following your blogs. Love, Dad.
I enjoyed the blogs. Education from afar but but you made me hungry with the food detail and sleepy with your lack of sleep. I agree with you on the 36 hours of no sleep and a full stomach as not be good timing for a lecture. Good thing you are young and resilient. Looking forward to more blogs. Deb
no pure todavía...? "...The main reason for the defeat was (here is the punch line that is to be expected unless you actually thought that I was going to lead you on into a random story (this actually does sound like my style so just disregard that)) the result of being technologically inferior."
You got it wrong on this, I'am afraid.
Qing China's Beiyang Fleet (North Sea Fleet) was still technologically the best navy in East Asia at the time - yes, more advanced than Japan's navy - "strange" right? But true. The fleet was mainly consisted of imported German warships which included some of the most powerful modern warships that Germany has ever made in that period. The fleet outnumbered Japanese navy in both quality and quantity.
That battle, a classic testbook exmaple, has been studied extensively in military schools in and ouyside China. The main reasons for that devastating defeat were 1) sheer imcompetence of several key captains in planning and 2) perhaps most impotantly , fierce internal power struggles among them and betrayal in the battlefield. Though otherwise that naval battle could have been won quite easily, it would nonetheless make no difference overall since Qing China as a whole was a half step into her coffin already while Imperial Japan was on the rise...
Flight Sounds like you need sleep. Glad your entire flight wasn't so bad. So why am I not getting email alerts when you update? Here it is Wed. and I am just finding out that you made it to China okay....Hope you did get some sleep
on the way Leaving the continent for a little rice and sushi? Oh well, hope you sleep on the way across the pond and wake to the beginning of great experince.
Roger Bogaert
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Louis XV Bourbon, king of France
Louis XV Bourbon was the son of a grandson of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Louis XIV had a son : Louis, le Grand Dauphin (1661 - 1711), who had a son : Louis, duc de Bourgogne (1782 - 1712), who had a son : Louis (1710 - 1774) = king Louis XV of France.