History Trivia - Edith of Wessex dies

December 19

1075 - Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England, died. 

 1187 Clement III became Pope. The fall of Jerusalem to Saladin in the Third Crusade occurred during his pontificate. 

1551 The Dutch west coast was hit by a hurricane.

History Trivia - Saint-Nicolas Flood damages Northern Dutch Coast

December 6

1196 the Northern Dutch coast was flooded; known as the Saint-Nicolas Flood, resulted in widespread damage and death.

1421 Henry VI was born. Henry VI was a child when he came to the throne on the death of his father Henry V. His weakness as a ruler and his occasional displays of mental instability exacerbated the Wars of the Roses (dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York).