It happened today – this day in history – June 22
168BC: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War. 1377: Richard II
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It happened today – this day in history – June 20
451: Roman and Visigoth forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France. 1214: The University of Oxford receives its
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It happened today – this day in history – June 18
1264: The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
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It happened today – this day in history – May 23
1430: Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the English. 1533: Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of
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It happened today – this day in history – April 8
217AD: Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. 1455: Alfonso de Borgia is elected Pope Callistus III. 1759: British troops chase the
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It happened today – this day in history – April 1
1318: Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English. 1748: The ruins of Pompeii are rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque
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It happened today – this day in history – March 29
1461: Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Duke of York defeats the Lancastrian army, deposes King Henry VI
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It happened today – this day in history – February 9
1540: The first recorded race meet in England at Roodee Fields, Chester. 1554: Sir Thomas Wyatt is is defeated and
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It happened today – this day in history – January 25
1327: Edward III acceeds to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II. 1533: Henry VIII marries his second
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It happened today – this day in history – September 29
1547: Birth of author Miguel de Cervantes. 1571: Birth of artist Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio) in Milan. 1650: Henry
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