Repost Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII. The Tudor dynasty or…
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World Series of Long Heel Competition
Repost – Gameness til the End Gamecocks And Gentlemen Meet In Dixie March 27, 1961 Robert H. Boyle Some 600 cockfighting fanciers from all over the U.S. packed a pit in a southern town last week to watch the ‘World Series of Long Heel Competition’ In the southeastern U.S. last week millions of people watched or…
Bloody Nights On The Lone Prairie
Repost – Gameness til the End Bloody Nights On The Lone Prairie Feathers fly on Saturdays In the chicken-fighting capital of Kansas March 24, 1970 By Dick Russell Satanta, Kansas, population 2,000, former home of the Kiowa Indian tribe, is no man’s land. The wind blows across its plains with a winter fury that seems…
Cockfighting – Sports and Lifestyle
Cockfighting is a sports enjoyed by good honest men (masses and elites alike) from all over the world from pre-historic times, early ages, middle ages, industrial ages, and contemporary times. Historic figures in cockfighting includes Alexander the Great, Themistocles, Julius Ceasar, Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, James I, William the 6th Earl of Derby, Charles II,…
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