It happened today – this day in history – July 19
1543: Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of Henry VIII. 1545: Henry VIII’s flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73
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It happened today – this day in history – June 28
1461: Edward IV is crowned king of England. 1491: Birth of Henry VIII in London. 1577: Birth of Flemish Baroque
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It happened today – this day in history – June 27
1462: Louis XII is born in Château de Blois, France. 1550: Charles IX is born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. 1542: Conquistador
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It happened today – this day in history – March 26
127AD: Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy begins his observations of the heavens. 1668: England takes control of Bombay. 1780: The
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It happened today – this day in history – March 20
1413: Death of Henry IV. 1616: Walter Raleigh is released from the Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana.
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It happened today – this day in history – March 7
322BC: Death of Aristotle. 1274: Death of Italian theologian Thomas Aquinas. 1530: Henry VIII’s request to divorce Catherine of Aragon
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It happened today – this day in history – March 6
1475: Birth of Michelangelo in Tuscany. 1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan discovers Guam. 1619: Birth of French playwright Cyrano de
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It happened today – on this day in history -February 25
138: Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. 1570: Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I for heresy
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It happened today – this day in history – January 27
1556: Willem of Orange becomes a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. 1671: Pirate Henry Morgan lands at
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It happened today – this day in history – November 22
1675: Charles II adjourns Parliament. 1718: Death of the pirate Blackbeard (Edward Teach) in battle. 1830: Earl Charles Grey becomes
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