It happened today – this day in history – November 22
1220: Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Honorius III. 1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds the
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It happened today – this day in history – October 12
1216: King John loses his crown jewels in The Wash as the flood tide swamps his wagons. 1459: Richard of
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It happened today – this day in history – October 10
1375: The Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands. 1549: The Duke of Somerset is dismissed as Lord Protector and
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It happened today – this day in history – June 11
1144: Basilica of St Denis is dedicated near Paris, the first fully Gothic church. 1345: Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of
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