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1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

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1016: Canute: Viking King who Ruled England

Viking ruler Canute (Cnut) the great took control over England on this day in 1016. He was one of the mos ...

Viking ruler Canute (Cnut) the great took control over England on this day in 1016. He was one of the most powerful rulers in Viking history, and managed to create an entire empire in northern Europe. ...

October 18, 2018
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961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

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961: Abd-ar-Rahman III: Ruler who had a Harem with 6,300 Women

This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rul ...

This day in 961 marked the death of the powerful Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III, one of the greatest Muslim rulers of his time. He took the title of caliph, which denotes the leader of the entire Muslim wor ...

October 15, 2018
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1066: The Battle of Hastings – The Norman Conquest of England

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1066: The Battle of Hastings – The Norman Conquest of England

The famous Battle of Hastings took place on this day in 1066. William the Duke of Normandy, later known a ...

The famous Battle of Hastings took place on this day in 1066. William the Duke of Normandy, later known as the Conqueror, defeated the army of Anglo-Saxon King Harold II (also known as Harold Godwinso ...

October 14, 2018
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1307: Knights Templar Arrested on Friday 13th

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1307: Knights Templar Arrested on Friday 13th

On this day in 1307, French king Philip IV the Fair ordered the mass arrest of Knights Templar in the Kin ...

On this day in 1307, French king Philip IV the Fair ordered the mass arrest of Knights Templar in the Kingdom of France. That day fell on Friday 13th and some consider that the superstition about Frid ...

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1216: English King John Loses the Crown Jewels

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1216: English King John Loses the Crown Jewels

On this day in 1216, English King John, also known as John Lackland, allegedly lost the Crown Jewels whil ...

On this day in 1216, English King John, also known as John Lackland, allegedly lost the Crown Jewels while passing through a marshy area in East Anglia. Namely, the wagons in which the jewels were bei ...

October 12, 2018
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732: Muslim Invasion of Europe Halted

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732: Muslim Invasion of Europe Halted

On this day a battle took place, one which is according to many historians one of the most decisive and f ...

On this day a battle took place, one which is according to many historians one of the most decisive and fateful in history. Namely, that battle may well have saved Europe from being conquered by the M ...

October 10, 2018
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1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

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1047: Clement II: The Only Pope Buried North of the Alps

Pope Clement II, the 149th leader of the Catholic Church, was born on this day in 1047. Despite the fact ...

Pope Clement II, the 149th leader of the Catholic Church, was born on this day in 1047. Despite the fact that he died in Italy, at the town of Pesaro on the Adriatic coast, Clement II was buried in Ge ...

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1066: How Normans Conquered a Catholic Kingdom – with the Pope’s Blessing!

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|Date: September 28, 2018
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1066: How Normans Conquered a Catholic Kingdom – with the Pope’s Blessing!

On this day, English forces led by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy landed in England. Normandy wa ...

On this day, English forces led by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy landed in England. Normandy was conquered by vikings in the 9th century, but they later acknowledged the French king as their ...

September 28, 2018
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