It happened today – this day in history – October 28
306: Maxentius is proclaimed Emperor of Rome. 969: Byzantine troops occupy Antioch. 1216: Henry III aged nine, is crowned king
Read more306: Maxentius is proclaimed Emperor of Rome. 969: Byzantine troops occupy Antioch. 1216: Henry III aged nine, is crowned king
Read more362: The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 1383: A two-year period
Read more1384: Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, despite being a woman. 1555: Hugh Latimer, bishop and royal chaplain, is burned
Read more969: Byzantine troops occupy Antioch. 1420: Beijing is declared the capital of the Ming dynasty. 1492: Christopher Columbus sights Cuba
Read more939: Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England. 1644: Charles I defeats parliamentary armies at the Second Battle of
Read more362: The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 1383: A two-year period
Read more1384: Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland, despite being a woman. 1555: Hugh Latimer, bishop and royal chaplain, is burned
Read more939: Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England. 1644: Charles I defeats parliamentary armies at the Second Battle of
Read more900: Death of Alfred the Great. 1529: Sir Thomas More is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. 1685: Birth of composer
Read more1360: The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’
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