November 2
1164 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, left Britain because of a quarrel with King Henry II. He fled to Flanders and stayed away from
England for 6 years.
1093 Malcolm III MacDuncan, King of Scots, was killed
while laying siege to Alnwick in an invasion of England. He was succeeded by his brother Donald Bane.
1355 English invasion army under King Edward landed at Calais.
1541 Henry VIII
was informed that Katherine Howard was involved in two affairs before their
marriage.
1570 A tidal wave in the North Sea destroyed the sea walls from
Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people were killed.
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