It happened today – this day in history – May 26
1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more871: Death of Ethelred I, King of Wessex. 1014: King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at Battle of
Read more1199: Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France, leads to his death on April 6. 1306:
Read more1054: Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome. 1144: Gherardo Caccianemici is elected Pope Lucius II. 1496: Jews
Read more218BC: Hannibal’s Carthaginian army heavily defeats Roman forces on Italian soil during the Second Punic War. 1621: Parliament unanimously accepts
Read moreThe Beatles: Get Back (15, 450 minutes +) As a Beatles aficionado (OK, nerd) I have been eagerly awaiting the
Read more1548: Death of Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII. 1638: Birth of Louis XIV in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
Read more1189: Richard I is crowned King of England upon the death of King Henry II. 1249: Death of Alexander II,
Read more1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
Read more1213: King John names Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1248: Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden lays the cornerstone for Cologne
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