It happened today – this day in history – January 19
1419: Rouen surrenders to Henry V in the Hundred Years’ War. 1547: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed in
Read more1419: Rouen surrenders to Henry V in the Hundred Years’ War. 1547: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed in
Read more871: Ethelred I of Wessex and his brother Alfred the Great defeat the invading Danish army at the Battle of
Read more1002: King Ethelred II (the ‘Unready’) launches ‘St Brice’s Day’ massacre of Danish settlers. 1312: Birth of Edward III in
Read more1419: Rouen surrenders to Henry V in the Hundred Years War. 1806: Britain re-occupies the Cape of Good Hope following
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