Showing posts with label Earl of Warwick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earl of Warwick. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

History Trivia - Second Battle of Saint Albans

February 17

1461 Second Battle of Saint Albans where the Lancastrians were victorious, and were able to free King Henry VI who had been imprisoned by the Earl of Warwick.
 

Saturday, November 22, 2014

History Trivia - Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae, ordering the arrest of Knights Templar

November 22

498 Symmachus Consecrated. Christian convert Symmachus was chosen by the Roman Church to succeed Pope Anastasius II at the same time a Byzantine faction selected Laurentius. Both individuals were consecrated on the same date, and the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great was asked to choose the new pope. He chose Symmachus.


845 the first King of all Brittany, Nominoe, defeated the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.

1307 Pope Clement V issued the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.

1428 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and also known as known as Warwick the Kingmaker, was born.  Follow on Bloglovin