It happened today – this day in history – October 14
1066: The Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who
Read more1066: The Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who
Read more1487: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell at the Battle of Stoke Field – the last
Read more1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more1048: Birth of Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher Omar Khayam. 1152: Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the
Read more558: The dome of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul collapses. 1429: The seige of Orleans is broken by Joan of
Read more1483: Birth of German theologian Martin Luther. 1619: Rene Descartes has the dream that inspires his “Meditations on First Philosophy”.
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