It happened today – on this day in history – February 14
1400: Richard II is murdered at Pontefract Castle. 1556: Archbishop Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic. 1689: Parliament places Mary
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It happened today – this day in history – June 7
1099: The first crusaders arrive in Jerusalem. 1329: Death of Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland. 1494: Spain and Portugal
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It happened today – this day in history – April 21
753BC: Traditional date for when Romulus and Remus founded Rome. 1536: Thomas Cromwell begins to plan Anne Boleyn’s downfall while
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Southend Tories call for Kursaal to become permanent Prittlewell Prince museum
CONSERVATIVES have called on Southend Council to take control of the Kursaal building and turn it into a museum. The
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It happened today – this day in history – October 11
1138: An earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 people. 1737: An earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of
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