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Showing posts with label Martin Luther. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Luther. Show all posts
Thursday, December 10, 2015

History Trivia - Martin Luther burns copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine

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December 10, 1520 Martin Luther burned his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.   The Tudo...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

History Trivia - Greek king Odysseus' returns home

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April 16 1178 BC The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War. 1071 Bari, (coastal region o...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

History Trivia - Henry III of England marries Eleonora of Provence

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January 14, 1131 King Valdemar I of Denmark was born. In addition to winning independence from the Holy Roman Empire, he also gained the...
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...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

History Trivia - Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine

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December 10   1520 Martin Luther burned his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.   1541 Thoma...
Friday, October 31, 2014

History Trivia - Romulus Augustulus proclaimed Western Roman Emperor

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October 31  834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints. 475 Romulus Augustulus was proclaimed Western Roman Em...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

History Trivia - Henry VIII of England named Defender of the Faith

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October 21, 1096 The People's Crusade (part of the First Crusade also known as the Peasants' Crusade or the Paupers' Crusade...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

History Trivia - Odysseus returns home from the Trojan War.

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April 16  1178 BC The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus' return home from the Trojan War.  556 Pelagius I began his rei...
Monday, March 10, 2014

History Trivia - Goths lay siege to Rome

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March 11   222   Emperor Elagabalus was assassinated, along with his mother, Julia Soaemias, by the Praetorian Guard during a revolt. ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

History Trivia- Henry Tudor (Henry VIII) was created Prince of Wales.

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February 18  1229 The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signed a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazare...
Friday, January 3, 2014

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

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January 3 106 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero was born. 1098 Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester, died.   1431 Joan of Arc was ...