It happened today – this day in history – May 26
1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more1193: Death of Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. 1522: Anne Boleyn
Read more343: Greek Bishop St Nicholas, model for the modern day Father Christmas, dies aged 73. 1240: Mongols under Batu Khan
Read more1460: Death of King James II of Scotland aged 29. 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with
Read more455: King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome. 575: Benedict I begins his reign as Pope. 1740: Birth of the
Read more1193: Death of Saladin, first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. 1522: Anne Boleyn
Read more455: King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome. 575: Benedict I begins his reign as Pope. 1740: Birth of the
Read more1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more1460: Death of King James II of Scotland aged 29. 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with
Read more1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army retreats to Scotland. 1877: Thomas Edison records himself reciting “Mary Had A Little Lamb”. On
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