March 5 – Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England is deposed by Edward, Duke of York. March 29 – Battle of Towton: Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret, to make good his claim to the English throne (thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England).
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What happened in the year 1225?
November 9 – Frederick II marries the 14-year-old Queen Yolande, heiress to the kingdom of Jerusalem, and adds the Crusader States to his dominions. November 29 – The 12-year-old Henry VII, by order of his father Frederick II, marries Margaret of Austria, daughter of Duke Leopold VI (the Glorious).
What happened in the year 1338?
Hundred Years’ War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III of England as a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire. Louis supports Edward’s claim to the French throne, under the terms of the Treaty of Koblenz. Philip VI of France besieges Guienne in Southwest France, and his navy attacks Portsmouth, England.
What happened in the year 1657?
March 2 – The Great Fire of Meireki in Edo, Japan, destroys most of the city and damages Edo Castle, killing an estimated 100,000 people. March 23 – Anglo-Spanish War (1654–60): By the Treaty of Paris, France and England form an alliance against Spain; England will receive Dunkirk.
What happened in the year 1136?
England. Spring – King David I of Scotland invades northern England and captures many of the major towns including Carlisle and Newcastle. In response, King Stephen raises an army (with Flemish mercenaries), and marches to Durham. David agrees to negotiate a peace between the two countries.
What happened in the year 303?
Great Persecution: Emperor Diocletian launches the last and largest major persecution of Christians in the Empire. Caesar Galerius and Hierocles are said to have been the instigators.
What happens in the year 1532?
April – Battle of Quipaipan in Peru: Atahualpa wins the civil war in the Inca Empire, defeating his brother Huáscar. May 13 – Francisco Pizarro lands on the northern coast of Peru. May 16 – Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. June 25 – Suleiman the Magnificent leads another invasion of Hungary.
Who was born in 1338?
| Joanna of Bourbon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1338 Vincennes, France |
| Died | 6 February 1378 (aged 40) Paris, France |
| Burial | Basilique Saint-Denis |
| Spouse | Charles V of France ( m. 1350) |
What happened in the year 1514?
January–June. January 10 – A great fire breaks out, in the Rialto of Venice. March 12 – A huge exotic embassy sent by King Manuel I of Portugal to Pope Leo X arrives in Rome, including Hanno, an Indian elephant. March – Louis XII of France makes peace with Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
What happened in the year 432?
Battle of Rimini: Roman forces under command of Flavius Aetius are defeated near Rimini (Italy). His rival comes Bonifacius is mortally wounded and dies several days later. Aetius flees to Dalmatia and seeks refuge with the Huns.
What happened in the year 1477?
Ivan III of Russia marches against the Novgorod Republic, marking the beginning of Russian Colonialism. Giovanni Pico della Mirandola starts to study canon law, at the University of Bologna. Thomas Norton (alchemist) writes Ordinall of Alchemy. The first edition of The Travels of Marco Polo is printed.
What happened in the year 1376?
March – The peace treaty between England and France is extended until April, 1377. March 31 – Pope Gregory XI excommunicates all members of the government of Florence, and places the city under an interdict.
What happened in the year 1659?
October 12 – The English Rump Parliament dismisses John Lambert, and other generals. October 13 – General-major John Lambert drives out the English Rump-government. November 7 – The Treaty of the Pyrenees is signed by representatives of King Louis XIV of France and King Philip IV of Spain.
What happened in the year 444 AD?
Attila the Hun establishes his residence along the Tisza River (modern Hungary), and plans the coming campaign in the Balkans. A “pestilence” that is probably cyprian plague strikes the British Isles, and makes the country vulnerable to internal revolts. The Irish city of Armagh is founded by Saint Patrick the Great.
What happened in the year 1188?
The Cutting of the Elm: A meeting of Henry II and Philip II in the field at Gisors, in Normandy. It marks the Franco-Norman peace negotiations, following the Fall of Jerusalem (see 1187).
What happened in the year 1167?
Europe. April 7 – Oath of Pontida: Supported by Pope Alexander III, the Lombard League is founded, a military alliance between the municipalities of Milan, Lodi, Ferrara, Piacenza and Parma, against the German invading forces of Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) in Northern Italy.
What happened in the year 305?
Roman Empire
Constantius I and Galerius are declared Augusti; Flavius Valerius Severus and Maximinus Daza are appointed Caesars. Constantius requests leave for his son Constantine I to join him in the west, who has been living at the courts of Diocletian and Galerius as a hostage. Galerius allows Constantine to return.
What happened in the year 376?
Roman Empire. Gothic War: Emperor Valens permits the Visigothic chieftain Fritigern and his people to cross the Danube from Thrace (later Romania), and settle on Roman soil in Lower Moesia, on the condition that they provide soldiers to the legions.
What happened in the year 505?
Byzantine Empire
Anastasius I decides to rebuild the village of Dara (Northern Mesopotamia). He constructs a new strategic fortress to guard the frontier. The white Huns (Hephthalites) from the Caucasus invade the Persian Empire.
What happened in 1530s?
February 14 – Tangaxuan II, last cazonci of the Tarascan State, is executed by conquistador Nuño de Guzmán, ending the Tarascan State’s independence from Spain. February 24 – Charles V is crowned emperor in Bologna, by Pope Clement VII. June 25 – The Augsburg Confession is presented to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
What happened in the year 1539?
February 9 – The first horse race is held at Chester Racecourse, the oldest in use in England. March – Canterbury Cathedral surrenders, and reverts to its previous status of ‘a college of secular canons’. May 30 – Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay, Florida with 600 soldiers, with the goal of finding gold.