Crockett named the rifle "Betsy" after his first wife, who had either died in childbirth or of unknown causes just a few months before the Battle of the Alamo, where he was killed in action on March 6, 1836.
The rifle was passed down through Crockett's family until 1889 when it was given to General Joseph Orville Shelby. Shelby eventually passed the rifle to his daughter, who then sold it to the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, where it is currently housed and displayed.
Great figure of the French Renaissance, Diane de Poitiers married a Grand Seneschal of Normandy, Louis de Brezé who was 40 years older than her. First mistress of François I, she became that of the next king, Henri II, who was 20 years younger than her. She is very influential on the king and pushes
Key figure of the reign of Louis XIV, Sébastien le Prestre (1633-1707), marquis of Vauban , was a specialist in siege and fortification techniques. Coming from the lower nobility, he had a rich but eventful career in the service of the Sun King, for whom he exercised his talents as a military engine
The youth and beauty of Agnès Sorel will very quickly bring her to the notice of the King of France, Charles VII . She is presented to him as the prettiest woman in the kingdom. Very quickly, in 1444, Agnès Sorel rose to the rank of unofficial first lady of the kingdom of France. She has the status
Member of a large Dauphiné family, one of whose members was Marshal of France during the battle of Fontenoy. He is a friend of Rousseau and of the encyclopaedists. Deputy to the nobility, he is the leader of the deputies who join the Tiers. He is in favor of a bicameral monarchy like in England. He