Saturday, January 18, 2014

History Trivia - Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York

January 18

350 Flavius Julius Constans was assassinated.

1486 King Henry VII of England married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.

1520 King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeated the Swedes at Lake Åsunden.

1562 Pope Pius IV reopened the Council of Trent for its third and final session, which defined the mass as a true sacrifice and issued statements on several other doctrinal issues. By the end of the 16th century, many of the abuses that had motivated the Protestant Reformation had disappeared, and the church had reclaimed many of its European followers.

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