It happened today – this day in history – May 22
334BC: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at the Battle of the Granicus. 1176:
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Read more636: Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire. 1148: Crusaders attack Damascus. 1745: Charles Edward Stuart,
Read more1279BC: Ramesses II becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 1495: Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV and Richard III, dies aged
Read more1571: Birth of German astronomer Johannes Kepler. 1831: HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board departs England for a survey
Read more334BC: The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at the Battle of the Granicus. 1176:
Read moreARCHAEOLOGISTS have been searching in Rochford for the remains of a legendary ship. Historians are looking for the remains of
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