It happened today – this day in history – July 12
1109: Crusaders capture Tripoli. 1191: Richard the Lionheart and crusaders defeat Saracens in Palestine. 1542: French troops occupy Flanders. 1543:
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It happened today – this day in history – June 14
1381: Richard II meets leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. 1645: The Tower of London is stormed The “New
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It happened today – this day in history – March 30
1296: Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during an armed conflict between Scotland and England. 1533: Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
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It happened today – this day in history – January 20
1356: Edward Balliol abdicates as King of Scots. 1921: Republic of Turkey declared out of remnants of Ottoman Empire. 1936:
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It happened today – this day in history – November 16
1272: Death of Henry III. 1380: French King Charles VI declares no taxes for ever. 1532: Explorer Francisco Pizzaro captures
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It happened today – this day in history – November 13
1002: Ethlered The Unready of England launches a massacre of Danish settlers. 1312: Birth of Edward III. 1553: Lady Jane
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It happened today – this day in history – November 4
1529: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey is arrested and charged with treason. 1783: Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 premieres in Linz, Austria. 1839:
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