It happened today – this day in history – March 30
1296: Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during an armed conflict between Scotland and England. 1533: Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
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It happened today – this day in history – March 29
1461: Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Duke of York defeats the Lancastrian army, deposes King Henry VI
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It happened today – this day in history – March 25
1199: Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leads to his death on April 6. 1306:
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It happened today – this day in history – March 22
1797: Birth of Kaiser Wilhelm I, German emperor. 1873: Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico. 1887: Birth of Chico (Leonard)
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It happened today – this day in history – March 21
1413: Henry of Monmouth, Prince of Wales, becomes King Henry V of England. 1610: King James I of England and
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It happened today – this day in history – March 19
1227: Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX. 1571: Spanish troops occupy Manila in The Philippines. 1644: 200 members
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It happened today – this day in history – March 16
1322: The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence. 1660: The English Long Parliament disbands.
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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 – March 9
1454: Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci is born in Florence. 1497: Nicholaus Copernicus’ first recorded astronomical observation. 1522: Martin Luther begins
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It happened today – this day in history – March 8
1531: Henry VIII is recognised as supreme head of Church in England by the Convocation of Canterbury. 1702: Queen Anne
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