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Showing posts with label Joan of Arc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joan of Arc. Show all posts
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Stolen Ring Owned by Joan of Arc Finally Returned to France

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Ancient Origins Joan of Arc, also known as the Maid of Orleans (or, in French, la Pucelle) was a military hero of the first half of the ...
Saturday, January 9, 2016

History Trivia - Joan of Arc trial begins in Rouen

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January 9 1431 Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc began in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation...
Sunday, January 3, 2016

History Trivia - Joan of Arc handed over to the British

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January 3 1431 Joan of Arc was handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Legal proceedings began on 9 January 1431 at Rouen, the seat of th...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

History Trivia - Julius Caesar invades Great Britain

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August 26  55 BC Julius Caesar and his Roman Legions invaded Great Britain.   1429 Joan of Arc made a triumphant entry into Paris....
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

History Trivia - storming of the Bastille

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July 14  664 Deusdedit of Canterbury, the first native-born holder of the see of Canterbury died. An Anglo-Saxon, he became archbishop...
Friday, June 12, 2015

History Trivia - Peasants' Revolt in England

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June 12 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, rebels arrived at Blackheath. Although the revolt did not succeed in its stated aims, i...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

History Trivia - Joan of Arc captured

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May 23,  1275 King Edward I of England ordered the cessation of persecution of French Jews. 1430 Joan of Arc was captured at Compi...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

History Trivia - French victory over English at Orleans

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April 29, 1109 Hugh of Cluny died. Hugh was the driving force in bringing the monastery of Cluny to preeminence in medieval France. ...
Sunday, March 22, 2015

History Trivia - Order of the Knights Templar suppressed

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March 22 1312 Order of the Knights Templar was suppressed. 1429 Joan of Arc dictated a warning to the English. 1457 Gutenberg ...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

History Trivia - Thomas Becket canonized

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February 21  1173 Thomas Becket was canonized. The Archbishop of Canterbury, one-time friend and opponent to King Henry II of England, h...
Friday, January 9, 2015

History Trivia - Byzantine Emperor Zeno flees his capital at Constantinople

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January 9 475 Byzantine Emperor Zeno was forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. 1349 The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerl...
Saturday, January 3, 2015

History Trivia - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.

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January 3 1098 Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester, died.     1431 Joan of Arc was handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Le...
Monday, November 24, 2014

History Trivia - Battle of Solway Moss: The English army defeats the Scots

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November 24  380 Theodosius I made his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. 1429 Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieged La ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

History Trivia - Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.

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November 4  1333 The River Arno flooding caused massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani. ...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

History Trivia - King John of England loses the crown jewels in The Wash

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October 12   632   Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda died.   1216 King John of England lost the crown jewels in The ...
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