It happened today – this day in history – August 24
1360: The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’
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It happened today – this day in history – June 12
1381: Rebels arrive at Blackheath during the peasants’ revolt 1665: New Amsterdam legally becomes an English colony and is renamed
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It happened today – this day in history – May 4
1471: The Battle of Tewkesbury, the final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of
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It happened today – on this day in history – February 14
1400: Richard II is murdered at Pontefract Castle. 1556: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic. 1689: Parliament places Mary Stuart
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It happened today – this day in history – January 25
844: Death of Pope Gregory IV. 1327: Edward III acceeds to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II.
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It happened today – this day in history – November 16
1272: Death of Henry III. 1380: French King Charles VI declares no taxes for ever. 1532: Explorer Francisco Pizzaro captures
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