It happened today – this day in history – June 16
1487: Henry VII beats John de la Pole & Lord Lovell at the Battle of Stoke Field – the last
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It happened today – this day in history – May 26
1538: Geneva expels protestant reformer John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for
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It happened today – this day in history – March 15
44BC: Julius Ceasar is stabbed to death by Brutus, Cassius and several other Roman senators in Rome.. 270AD: St Nicholas,
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It happened today – this day in history – March 5
1133: Birth of Henry II. 1496: Henry VII grants John Cabot a commission to explore for new lands. 1558: Smoking
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It happened today – this day in history – September 5
1548: Death of Catherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII. 1638: Birth of Louis XIV in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
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It happened today – this day in history – August 23
1305: Scottish patriot William Wallace is executed for high treason by Edward I. 1500: Governor Francisco De Bobadilla arrives in
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