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Pope who Abdicated – St. Celestine V – 1294

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|Date: December 13, 2019
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Pope who Abdicated – St. Celestine V – 1294

Pope St. Celestine abdicated because he wanted to return to a modest solitary life. Seventeen years after ...

Pope St. Celestine abdicated because he wanted to return to a modest solitary life. Seventeen years after his death, he was declared a saint. On this day one of the few instances in history when a pop ...

December 13, 2019
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Order of the Dragon Founded – 1408

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Order of the Dragon Founded – 1408

The Order initially had 21 members, all of them high nobility. Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula, and Eng ...

The Order initially had 21 members, all of them high nobility. Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula, and English king Henry V were members of the order. On this day the Croatian-Hungarian king Sigismund ...

December 12, 2019
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1352: The Pope who Protected Jews during the Black Death

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1352: The Pope who Protected Jews during the Black Death

On this day died Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger. This pope was a Frenchman by nationality, and it is ...

On this day died Pope Clement VI, born Pierre Roger. This pope was a Frenchman by nationality, and it is interesting that he did not rule from Rome, but from Avignon, a city which was the papal seat a ...

December 06, 2019
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1154: The only Englishman Ever Elected Pope

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1154: The only Englishman Ever Elected Pope

On this day, the only English pope in the whole history of the Catholic Church was elected. His birth nam ...

On this day, the only English pope in the whole history of the Catholic Church was elected. His birth name was Nicholas Breakspear, and as pope he took the name of Adrian IV. He succeeded Pope Anastas ...

December 03, 2019
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1420: King of England Enters Conquered Paris

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1420: King of England Enters Conquered Paris

On this day one of the most shameful events in national history to the French took place. Namely, the Eng ...

On this day one of the most shameful events in national history to the French took place. Namely, the English king Henry V entered the conquered capital of France – Paris. Today, many are not aware th ...

December 01, 2019
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1135: King Henry I Dies from Overeating

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1135: King Henry I Dies from Overeating

English King Henry I died on this day, supposedly from overeating on a delicacy which he very much liked ...

English King Henry I died on this day, supposedly from overeating on a delicacy which he very much liked – lampreys. This is a species of aquatic animals similar to eels, considered a delicacy in the ...

December 01, 2019
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1314: The Legend of the Templars’ Curse

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|Date: November 29, 2019
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1314: The Legend of the Templars’ Curse

French King Philip IV the Fair died suddenly on this day. He is considered responsible for the abolition ...

French King Philip IV the Fair died suddenly on this day. He is considered responsible for the abolition of the famous Order of the Knights Templar, because he ordered the arrest of the Templars in hi ...

November 29, 2019
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1095: Leaders of the First Crusade Appointed

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1095: Leaders of the First Crusade Appointed

On this day, then men that would lead the First Crusade to the Holy Land were appointed. This happened at ...

On this day, then men that would lead the First Crusade to the Holy Land were appointed. This happened at the famous Council of Clermont, in the heart of France, where the call to the First Crusade wa ...

November 28, 2019
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