It happened today – this day in history – November 1
1348: The date on which the Black Death is thought to have reached London. 1349: The Duke of Brabant orders
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It happened today – this day in history – October 31
1396: 31-year old Richard II weds Isabella of Valois, aged six – yes 6 – in a dynastic marriage. 1517:
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It happened today – this day in history – September 13
122AD: Building begins on Hadrian’s Wall. 1503: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David. 1574: The Turkish fleet recaptures
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It happened today – this day in history – September 8
1157: Birth of Richard the Lionheart in Oxford. 1276: John XXI, the only Portuguese pope is elected. 1380: Moscow’s great
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It happened today – this day in history – August 26
1346: Edward III’s longbows defeat Philip VI of France’s army at the Battle of Crécy. Cannons are used for the
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It happened today – this day in history – February 18
1294: Death of Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan. 1503: Henry Tudor (later Henry VIII) is made Prince of Wales. 1516: Birth
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It happened today – this day in history – October 31
1541: Michelangelo finishes painting “The Last Judgement” in the Sistine Chapel. 1632: Birth of Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. 1756: Giacomo
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It happened today – this day in history – September 8
1157: King Richard I was born in Oxford, third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He became known
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