OTD 1532 Pope Clement VII told Henry VIII to end his relationship with Anne Boleyn. Didn't do much good since they married secretly 2 months later in January 1533. The Act in Restraint of Appeals passed by Reformation Parliament then tóok Rome out of the equation.

Afraid of Vikings? After the murder of his parents, Saint Findan (d 879) born in Leinster, was captured by Vikings & enslaved in the Orkney Islands but escaped to Scotland then traveled to Rheinau, Switzerland where Wolvene persuaded him to join monastery where he walled himself up for 17 yrs.

There is nothing wrong with showing a bit of love and affection, and the warmest of hugs is what we find Jake giving his brother Joe late last night. Happy to be members of the cat community here on bluesky, Joe and Jake send out positive vibes and the cosiest of poses to all their blue sky friends.

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Frank, I think we may have your sister here!

Showing off his tootsie for #Caturday

#Felon supporters don't give a damn about victims of sexual assault & human trafficking "Justice cannot wait another day" Release the documents cause the victims have been demanding this for years! RELEASE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS (including photos & videos) The victims deserve accountability! 1/3🧵

Good morning from the Morning Pawtrol and have a relaxing Friday! ...Where's mew wool socks?... 🐾❄️🤍😽🤍❄️🐾

Lulling mine enemy into a false sense of security before I dead him!

Plague incoming!

Will he be on the flight?

Where Crom started and where he's at now. Even though he's over 15 pounds now, the lil face is the same...including the blep. #ThrowbackThursday

(M) Peter Abelard Francis of Assisi Richard III (F) Hatshepsut Emperor Irene (Byz) Julian of Norwich I probably should mention Joan of Arc, but feel like I already know her.

What three historical figures would you most like to meet who lived before 1500?

Happy Funday from Leia!

Stripey Man has just realised it is Friday and the human might put one of his favourite movies later #cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography

OTD d 565 Emperor Justinian.Tried to reunite E&W empire,rebuilt Hagia Sophia,put down Nika Revolt (thanks to empress Theodora),but paid tribute so others wouldn't attack.His greatest legacy to Middle Ages were legal codes/manuals. His historian Procopius called him Chief of Demons in Secret History.

Martyr?St Lawrence O'Toole (d 1180)monk at Glendalough & 1st Irish abp of Dublin. 1171 went to Canterbury to celebrate mass when a lunatic clubbed him on the head, hoping to make him another Becket.Washed wound,got up& finished mass.Treaty of Windsor made King Rory a vassal of Henry II,ending wars.

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Just curious, how did my cat get into your house? 😜

Morning, Perla. #catsofbluesky

Morning cuddle puddle. I just adore these two goofs.

Looking my best in this #ThrowbackThursday portrait!

Look at my daughter

America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.

Keep calm, smell the catnip, and carry on. #cats #BlueskyCats #gato #CatsOfBluesky

Not so sure the White House is going to be too happy with this ratio over at the other place

being this fluffy is tiring work

I love the quieter streets in Rome (Near Sant'Antonio dei Portoghesi)

Look at my son

This is beautiful, thank you all for sharing

He's undoubtedly planning the Mother of all Distractions but can't think of anything to top flying over a city in a crown dropping poo on American citizens.

Wtf

Sunbathing #catsky

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Life behind bars... (Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)

On manoeuvres (Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)

I haven’t written for La Repubblica before so I was delighted to have a piece published today about Venice, my writing and - of course - Venice Noir. (Paywalled and in Italian, of course!)

Like a demon?Protégé of St Martin of Tours,St Brice (d 444)was vain,wicked,wild & showed contempt for Martin.Ppl revolted but Marty said If Jesus cd deal w/Judas,he cd deal w/Brice.Appt'd Bp on Marty's death but had to skip town after being threatened w/stoning.Returned after conversion,40yrs later.

OTD 1002 St Brice's Day, King Ethelred the Unready ordered slaughter of Danes in England after hearing of a conspiracy to kill him & councillors. He proclaimed "all the Danes who had sprung up in this island,sprouting like cockle amongst the wheat,were to be destroyed by a most just extermination."

'Full crisis for Mike Johnson': Massie predicts avalanche of GOP lawmakers will defy Trump www.rawstory.com/epstein-file...

massie dropping the p word feels ominous

Stripey Man has decided to avoid the heavy rain and be his usual indolent self #cat #cats #catsofbluesky #skycats #catsky #tabby #photography

Leia, looking straight into my eyes. I wonder what she wants....