It happened today – this day in history – October 22
362: The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch, is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 1383: A two-year period
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It happened today – this day in history – October 18
1009: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who hacks
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It happened today – this day in history – September 26
1181: Birth of St Francis of Assisi. 1396: Sultan Bajezid I beheads hundreds of crusaders. 1580: Frances Drake completes his
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It happened today – this day in history – September 20
1187: Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem. 1258: Salisbury Cathedral is inaugurated. 1486: Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry
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It happened today – this day in history – September 17
1156: Emperor Frederick Barbarossa issues the ‘Privilegium Minus’ decree, which elevates Austria to a duchy. 1394: Jews are expelled from
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It happened today – this day in history – August 3
1460: Death of King James II of Scotland aged 29. 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with
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It happened today – this day in history – July 26
1267: The Inquisition forms in Rome under Pope Clement IV. 1469: The forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
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It happened today – this day in history – July 23
636: Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire. 1148: Crusaders attack Damascus. 1745: Charles Edward Stuart,
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It happened today – this day in history – July 13
1174: William I of Scotland, key rebel in the revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to
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It happened today – this day in history – May 15
1213: King John names Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1248: Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden lays the cornerstone for Cologne
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