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 27
196BC: Ptolemy V becomes Pharaoh of Egypt. 1378: Death of Gregory XI, the last French Pope. 1513: Spanish conquistador Juan
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It happened today – this day in history – March 15
44BC: Julius Ceasar is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius and several other Roman senators in Rome.. 270AD: St Nicholas,
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It happened today – on this day in history – March 4
1193: Death of Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. 1522: Anne Boleyn
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1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are crucified in Nagasaki by the new government
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It happened today – this day in history – January 24
41: Claudius becomes Roman Emperor on the assassination of his nephew Caligula by the Praetorian Guard. 1121: Henry I marries
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It happened today – this day in history – November 22
1220: Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Honorius III. 1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds the
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It happened today – this day in history – November 9
1492: Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France sign the Peace of Etaples. 1520: King Christian II of
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It happened today – this day in history – October 17
1346: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III at Calais and imprisoned in the Tower of London
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It happened today – this day in history – September 6
1492: Christopher Columbus’ fleet leaves Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. 1620: The Mayflower departs Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims and
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