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January 28, 814 Charlemagne, King of the Franks and creator of the Holy Roman Empire, died in Aachen. 1077 the excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor was lifted by Pope Gregory VII. 1547 Henry VIII died. His nine year old son, Edward VI became King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.

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January 27, 484 BC, the temple of Castor and Pollux, the Heavenly Twins, was dedicated. They had helped Rome to victory over the Latins twelve years earlier at Lake Regillus. In 98 Trajan became Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. 1186 Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, married Constance of Sicily. 1606 Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators began, ending with their execution on January 31.

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January 26, 1340 King Edward III of England was declared King of France. 1531 An earthquake killed thousands in Lisbon, Portugal.1564 The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, which established a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.

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January 25, 41 AD Tiberius Claudius Drusus was proclaimed as emperor by the Praetorian Guard. After a night of negotiation, Claudius was accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate. 98 AD, the Emperor Nerva died of natural causes. 1327 Edward III became King of England. 1494 Alfonso II became King of Naples. 1533 Henry VIII of England secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn.

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January 24, 41 AD, Caligula was murdered along with his wife and infant child by a Praetorian tribune while attending the Palatine games. Claudius succeeded his nephew.
76 AD the Emperor Hadrian was born. Also the Sementivae or Paganalia which was a movable festival was held around this time. This was a festival of spring sowing or for protection of seed sown the previous autumn or both. Offerings were made to Tellus on the first day and to Ceres on the second day.

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January 23, 27 BC, Augustus Caesar (Octavian) founded the Roman Empire that would last until A.D. 476. Octavian was granted the title 'Augustus', meaning lofty or serene,by the Roman senate. 393 Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaimed his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor. 1510 18 year old Henry VIII of England appeared incognito in the lists at Richmond, and was applauded for his jousting before he revealed his identity. 1533 Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, discovered she was pregnant. 1570 The assassination of regent James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray threw Scotland into civil war. 1571 The Royal Exchange opened in London. 1579 The Union of Utrecht formed a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.

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January 22, 565 Eutychius was deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. 1506 The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrived at the Vatican.
1521 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, opened the Diet of Worms. 1552 Sir Edward Seymour was executed. As an uncle to King Edward VI of England, Seymour was able to procure the protectorship of his nephew, whereby he was created the first Duke of Somerset. His success caused jealousy amongst his enemies; he was arrested twice before finally being executed.