It happened today – this day in history – June 19
987: Louis IV is crowned king of France. 1306: The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert the Bruce’s Scottish army
Read more987: Louis IV is crowned king of France. 1306: The Earl of Pembroke’s army defeats Robert the Bruce’s Scottish army
Read more1461: Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Duke of York defeats the Lancastrian army, deposes King Henry VI
Read more1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England buut the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and
Read more1380: King Charles VI of France is crowned at age 12. 1524: Francisco Pizarro begins his first great expedition, near
Read more79: Mt. Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, killing thousands. 1346: King David II of
Read more930: The Icelandic Parliament, the Alþingi, the world’s oldest parliament, is established. 1547: Champion of the Protestant Reformation, Philip I,
Read more1054: Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome. 1496: Jews are expelled from Syria. 1507: Death of Cesare
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Read more1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England buut the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and
Read more1412: Birth of Joan of Arc. 1535: Henry VIII declares himself head of the Church in England. 1552: France signs
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