It happened today – this day in history – June 30
1520: Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernan Cortes. Aztec emperor Montezuma
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It happened today – this day in history – June 25
1483: Parliament declares Edward V as illegitimate based on his parent’s alleged bigamous marriage. 1646: Thomas Fairfax’s New Model Army
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It happened today – this day in history – June 14
1381: Richard II meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. 1645: The Tower of London is stormed The “New
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It happened today – this day in history – June 13
1525: Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and
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It happened today – this day in history – June 12
1381: Rebels arrive at Blackheath during the peasants’ revolt 1665: New Amsterdam legally becomes an English colony and is renamed
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It happened today – this day in history – March 19
1227: Count Ugolino of Segna elected Pope Gregory IX. 1571: Spanish troops occupy Manila in The Philippines. 1644: 200 members
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It happened today – this day in history – December 6
343: Greek Bishop St Nicholas, model for the modern day Father Christmas, dies aged 73. 1240: Mongols under Batu Khan
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It happened today – this day in history – September 5
1548: Death of Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII. 1638: Birth of Louis XIV in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
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It happened today – this day in history – August 4
1265: Prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger at the Battle of Evesham. 1306: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia is
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It happened today – this day in history – June 25
1483: Parliament declares Edward V as illegitimate based on his parent’s alleged bigamous marriage. 1646: Thomas Fairfax’s New Model Army
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