Sunday, March 24, 2013

History Trivia - England's Elizabeth I dies

March 24

1208 King John of England opposed Innocent III on his nomination for archbishop of Canterbury.

1550 France, England and Scotland signed the Peace of Boulogne, ending the War of the Rough Wooing (conflict between England and Scotland with the Scots receiving French military aid).

1603 Elizabeth I died and James VI of Scotland became James I of England, unifying the English and Scottish crowns.

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