It happened today – on this day in history – February 17
1461: Wars of the Roses: Second Battle of St Albans – Lancastrian army defeats Yorkists and recaptures King Henry VI.
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Read more1571: Catholic rebellion in Scotland. 1682: Astronomer Edmond Halley observes the comet named after him. 1824: Birth of composer Anton
Read more1487: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell at the Battle of Stoke Field – the last
Read more1860: The first weather forecast appeared in The Times. 1870: Emperor Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, was deposed and
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