It happened today – this day in history – August 4
1265: Prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger at the Battle of Evesham. 1306: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia is
Read more1265: Prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger at the Battle of Evesham. 1306: Wenceslaus III of Bohemia is
Read more1297: Scottish rebel William Wallace defeats the Engllish at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 1390: Teutonic Knights begin a five-week
Read more1189: Richard I is crowned King of England upon the death of King Henry II. 1249: Death of Alexander II,
Read more1400: Richard II is murdered at Pontefract Castle. 1556: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic. 1689: Parliament places Mary Stuart
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