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Showing posts with label French Kings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Kings. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

History Trivia - Winchester Cathedral dedicated

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April 8 217 Roman Emperor Caracalla was assassinated, and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. 10...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

History Trivia - Galileo invents the telescope.

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December 3 1368 Charles VI of France was born. Known as "Mad" and as "Well-Beloved," Charles had a long reign durin...
Monday, November 3, 2014

History Trivia - Parliament accepts the Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII is head of the Church of England

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November 3  1394 Jews were expelled from France by Charles VI. 1468 Liège was sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops. 1...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

History Trivia - Marcus Nerva proclaimed Roman Emperor

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Sept 18 53 Roman Emperor Trajan was born. 96 Marcus Nerva was proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian was assassinated. 324 Cons...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

History Trivia - Empress Matilda dies

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Sept 10    1167 Empress Matilda died. Daughter of King Henry I, widow of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and mother of King Henry II, Matild...
Thursday, August 21, 2014

History Trivia - Dundee's rising

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August 21 1165 Philip II (Philip Augustus) the first king of the Capetian dynasty in France was born.  1689 The Battle of Dunkeld in...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

History Trivia - King John I of England crowned.

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May 27 366 Procopius, Roman usurper against Valens, and member of the Constantinian dynasty was executed. 1153 Malcolm IV became Kin...
Monday, May 12, 2014

History Trivia - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.

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May 12  254 Pope Stephen I succeeded Pope Lucius I as the 23rd pope.   He was beheaded while celebrating Mass during Emperor Valerian...
Friday, March 21, 2014

History Trivia - Julius Caesar defeats Ptolemy XII, restores Cleopatra to the throne

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March 21 47 BC, Julius Caesar defeated Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra's brother and rival, at Alexandria, Egypt, thus restoring Cleopatra to...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

History Trivia - Henry IV crowned King of France

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February 27, 280 Constantine I (The Great) was born. 380 Roman emperor Theodosius declared the orthodoxy of the Nicene Creed, and ma...