Showing posts with label Henry III. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry III. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

History Trivia - King Henry III of England second coronation

May 17


1220 King Henry III of England Crowned for a second time. Henry, who had been crowned at age nine four years earlier, underwent a second coronation at Westminster.
 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

History Trivia - Battle of Arbela - Alexander the Great victorious

October 1

331 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian emperor Darius III in the Battle of Arbela in Mesopotamia in one of the fifteen decisive battles of history. 

959 Edgar, King of the Mercians and Northumbrians, became King of the West Saxons and was then considered to be King of all England. 

Henry III was born. King of England 1216-1264, his 56-year reign was one of the longest in history. The building of the Westminster Abbey was his most enduring moment. 

Thursday, June 4, 2015

History Trivia - process of making Roquefort cheese discovered

June 4

 781 BC – The first historic solar eclipse was recorded in China.

1039 Henry III became Holy Roman Emperor.

 1070 the process of making Roquefort cheese was discovered by an anonymous shepherd in a cave near Roquefort, France.