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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