It happened today – this day in history – October 31
1396: 31-year old Richard II weds Isabella of Valois, aged six – yes 6 – in a dynastic marriage. 1517:
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It happened today – this day in history – September 12
1217: French prince Louis and English King Henry III sign a peace treaty. 1624: The first submarine is publicly tested
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It happened today – this day in history – July 26
1267: The Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV. 1469: The forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
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It happened today – this day in history – June 4
1070: Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France. 1647: Charles I is taken prisoner by the English Parliamentary
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It happened today – this day in history – April 2
742: Birth of Charlemagne. 1513: Juan Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. 1725: Giacomo Casanova, writer, adventurer and famous
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It happened today – this day in history – October 31
1541: Michelangelo finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel. 1632: Birth of Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. 1756: Giacomo
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