March 21,47 BC, Julius Caesar defeated Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra's brother and rival, at Alexandria, Egypt, thus restoring Cleopatra to the throne. 1152 Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor was always a little too strong-willed for the gentle King Louis VII of France, and since she had only given him daughters, Louis agreed to seek an annulment on the grounds of consanguinity. Eleanor retained control of Aquitaine and shortly thereafter wed Henry Plantaganet, who would become the next king of England. 1413 Henry V crowned King of England. 1474 Saint Angela Merici was born. Angela was a pious young woman who had visions that revealed her purpose in life: to found a group of virgins who would devote their lives to the religious education of young girls (the Ursulines).
1556 The first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, was burned at the stake for heresy.
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