It happened today – this day in history – March 11
537: Goths lay siege to Rome. 1513: Giovanni de’ Medici chosen as Pope Leo X. 1702: The first English daily
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It happened today – this day in history – January 26
1340: England’s Edward III is proclaimed king of France. 1531: An earthquake hits Lisbon, killing 30,000. 1564: The Council of
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It happened today – this day in history – January 17
1377: Pope Gregory XI moves the Papacy back to Rome from Avignon. 1501: Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome
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It happened today – this day in history – June 20
451: Roman and Visigoth forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France. 1214: The University of Oxford receives its
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It happened today – this day in history – June 14
1381: Richard II meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. 1645: The Tower of London is stormed The “New
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It happened today – this day in history – May 12
1191: Richard I (the Lionheart) marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus. 1215: English barons serve an ultimatum on King John
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It happened today – this day in history – January 27
1556: Willem of Orange becomes a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1671: Pirate Henry Morgan lands at
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It happened today – this day in history – January 17
1595: Henry IV of France declares war on Spain. 1706: Birth of US Founding Father, inventor, ambassador and writer Benjamin
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