It happened today – this day in history – January 21
1542: The English Parliament passes the bill of attainder against Henry VIII’s wife Katherine Howard. 1549: The Act of Uniformity
Read more1542: The English Parliament passes the bill of attainder against Henry VIII’s wife Katherine Howard. 1549: The Act of Uniformity
Read more1307: William Tell reputedly shoots an apple off his son’s head with a crossbow in Switzerland. 1477: First English dated
Read more451: Roman and Visigoth forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France. 1214: The University of Oxford receives its
Read more1720: Sweden and Prussia sign a peace treaty ending hostilities during the Great Northern War. 1793: Louis XVI of France
Read more8BC: Roman poet Horace dies aged 56. 1295: Edward I calls what later became known as “The Model Parliament” extending
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