It happened today – this day in history – August 8
1549: Henry II of France declares war on England and orders the siege of Boulogne. 1609: The Venetian senate examines
Read more1549: Henry II of France declares war on England and orders the siege of Boulogne. 1609: The Venetian senate examines
Read more1471: The Battle of Tewkesbury, the final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of
Read more1238: The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. 1301: Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes the first English
Read more1488: Roman Catholic German Emperor Maximilian I is captured in Belgium. 1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as
Read more1520: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his fleet reach Cape Virgenes and become the first Europeans to sail into the Pacific
Read more1157: Birth of Richard the Lionheart in Oxford. 1276: John XXI, the only Portuguese pope is elected. 1380: Moscow’s great
Read more1549: Henry II of France declares war on England and orders the siege of Boulogne. 1609: The Venetian senate examines
Read more1471: The Battle of Tewkesbury, the final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York: Prince of Wales, Edward of
Read more1238: The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. 1301: Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes the first English
Read more1157: Birth of Richard the Lionheart in Oxford. 1276: John XXI, the only Portuguese pope is elected. 1380: Moscow’s great
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