The Briton and the Dane: Birthright

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History Trivia

April 10, 879 Louis III became King of the Western Franks. 1500 Ludovico Sforza was captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and was handed over to the French. 1512 James V of Scotland was born.Succeeding to the throne at the age of 17 months and surviving a power struggle over his regency, James was a harsh ruler whose taxation alienated his subjects. His alignment against Henry VIII of England resulted in a disastrous battle at Solway Moss. The defeat caused James to suffer a nervous breakdown, and he died shortly thereafter at the age of 30. His only legitimate child to survive to adulthood was Mary, Queen of Scots. His illegitimate son,the Earl of Moray, became regent of Scotland when Mary abdicated.

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April 9, 193 – Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). 475 Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issued a circular letter (Enkyklikon) to the bishops of his empire, supporting the Monophysite christological position. 491 Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno died at an approximate age of 65. 999 Gerbert of Aurillac became Pope Sylvester II. 1413 Henry V was crowned King of England. 1440 Christopher of Bavaria was appointed King of Denmark.
1483 King Edward IV of England died. 1492 Lorenzo de' Medici died. 1588 Paolo Veronese died. Born Paolo Caliari, Veronese was a prolific and successful artist of the late Renaissance.

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April 8,217 Roman Emperor Caracalla was assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. 1093 The new Winchester Cathedral was dedicated by Walkelin. 1139 Roger II of Sicily was excommunicated.
1149 Pope Eugene III took refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum. 1341 Petrarch was crowned Poet Laureate in Rome. 1364 Charles V crowned King of France. Charles was known as "the Wise" for his scholarship. He also led France in recovery from the devastation of the first part of the Hundred Years' War. 1378, Urban VI was elected Roman Catholic pope.

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April 7, 451 AD Attila the Hun plundered Metz, France. 529 First draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) was issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. 1348 Charles University was founded in Prague. 1506 St. Francis Xavier was born. A passionate missionary of Catholicism, Francis was instrumental in establishing Christianity in India and Japan. He was also one of the earliest members of the Society of Jesus.

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April 6, 46 BC – Julius Caesar defeated Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus. 402 Stilicho stymied the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia. 1199 32 year old King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) of England died from an infection following the removal of an arrow from his shoulder. 1320 The Scots reaffirmed their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.1327 The poet Petrarch first saw his idealized love, Laura, in the church of Saint Clare in Avignon. 1385 John, Master of the Order of Aviz, was made king John I of Portugal.1453 Mehmed II began his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which fell on May 29. 1453 Siege of Constantinople began. Over the centuries, the Byzantine Empire had shrunk from its former glory to little more than the city of Constantinople itself. Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire would be the military genius who would at last breach the walls after besieging the city for more than 50 days. 1483 Raphael was born.

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April 5, 456 St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop.1242: Battle on the Ice.The Teutonic Knights had invaded Russia and were poised to take Pskov. Alexander Nevsky led his forces in a fierce battle on the frozen channel between Lakes Chud and Pskov (the upper and lower parts of Lake Peipus). This victory would ultimately stop the knights from further encroachment on Russian territory. 1254 Willen van Rubroeck, a Flemish Franciscan, met the Mongolian Möngke Khan. 1291, a Muslim army attacked Acre in the tiny Latin kingdom of Jerusalem, beginning the end of the history of the Crusader states in the East.