Essex/East London News
1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan takes possession of Homohon, Archipelago of St Lazarus, The Philippines. 1596: Birth of French philosopher
Read more1472: Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a dowry payment. 1547: Edward VI is crowned
Read more1461: Wars of the Roses: Second Battle of St Albans – Lancastrian army defeats Yorkists and recaptures King Henry VI.
Read more
1066: Death of Edward The Confessor. 1531: Pope Clemes VII forbids Henry VIII from remarrying. 1719: Britain, Hannover, Saxony-Poland and
Read more1131: Louis VII the Young is crowned King of France. 1400: Death of author Geoffrey Chaucer. 1415: Henry V’s forces
Read more331BC: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at the Battle of Gaugamela. 1207: Henry III born in Winchester
Read more1709: Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield. His dictionary took him eight years to compile. 1810: Chile gained independence from
Read more
