It happened today – this day in history – May 27
1564: Death of Protestant religious reformer John Calvin aged 54. 1679: The Habeaus Corpus Act (strengthening a person’s right to
Read more1564: Death of Protestant religious reformer John Calvin aged 54. 1679: The Habeaus Corpus Act (strengthening a person’s right to
Read more537: Goths lay siege to Rome. 1513: Giovanni de’ Medici chosen as Pope Leo X. 1702: The first English daily
Read more1130: Pope Innocent II elected. 1502: Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon on his second voyage to India. 1554:
Read more1192: Richard The Lionheart is captured in Vienna. 1688: William of Orange’s troops arrive in London. 1699: Tsar Peter The
Read more1789: The French Revolution. Women march to Versailles to confront Louis XVI. 1274: Kubla Khan’s Mongol army launches its first
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