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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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|Date: October 12, 2018
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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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|Date: October 10, 2018
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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 ...

October 09, 2018
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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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1066: William the Conqueror Decides to Conquer England

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1066: William the Conqueror Decides to Conquer England

On this day William the Conqueror set sail in order to conquer England. He had a relatively large army. T ...

On this day William the Conqueror set sail in order to conquer England. He had a relatively large army. There were several foot soldiers and horsemen, and many ships. The invasion fleet set sail near ...

September 27, 2018
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1235: Hungarian Crusader King Andrew II

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|Date: September 21, 2018
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1235: Hungarian Crusader King Andrew II

Hungarian and Croatian king Andrew II of the Arpad dynasty died on this day in 1235. The king was a promi ...

Hungarian and Croatian king Andrew II of the Arpad dynasty died on this day in 1235. The king was a prominent crusader leader and personally led his men during the Fifth Crusade. Andrew II was the son ...

September 21, 2018
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1356: The English Capture the King of France during the Battle of Poitiers

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1356: The English Capture the King of France during the Battle of Poitiers

This day in 1356 marked the Battle of Poitiers in France during the Hundred Years’ War. It is interesting ...

This day in 1356 marked the Battle of Poitiers in France during the Hundred Years’ War. It is interesting to note that the British even captured John II of France or John the Good (French: Jean le Bon ...

September 19, 2018
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