Sunday, January 30, 2011
History Trivia
February 11, 55 Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This cleared the way for Nero to become Emperor. 1466 Elizabeth of York, Queen of England was born. Elizabeth was the daughter of Edward IV, wife of Henry VII, mother of Henry VIII. Shortly after her father's death, her parents' marriage was declared invalid, and she and her brothers Edward and Richard were declared illegitimate and barred from succession to the throne. After Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and took the crown, he had the legislation that decreed Elizabeth illegitimate overturned. His marriage to the legitimate daughter of a king bolstered his claim to the throne. At this time Elizabeth's brothers were most likely already dead, but who killed them is still a mystery. Elizabeth had seven children and died in childbirth on February 11th, 1503. 1531 Henry VIII of England was recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
History Trivia
February 10 1258 Baghdad fell to the Mongols and the Abbasid Caliphate was destroyed.
1306 Robert the Bruce murdered his leading political rival John Comyn in front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries and sparked revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence. 1355 the St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. 1567 an explosion destroyed the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley was found strangled, in what many believed to be an assassination.
1306 Robert the Bruce murdered his leading political rival John Comyn in front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries and sparked revolution in the Scottish Wars of Independence. 1355 the St. Scholastica's Day riot broke out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. 1567 an explosion destroyed the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley was found strangled, in what many believed to be an assassination.
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February 9, 474 Zeno was crowned co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1119 Callistus II became pope. Born Guy of Viennes, Callistus was a popular bishop from a noble family. During his reign as pope he settled the lay investiture disagreement and presided over the ninth Ecumenical Council (the First Lateran Council). 1649 Charles I was buried without a funeral at Windsor rather than Westminster to avoid public disturbances.
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February 8, 421 – Constantius III became co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle,Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. 1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebelled against Queen Elizabeth I but the revolt was quickly crushed.1622 King James I of England disbanded the English Parliament.
1587 After twenty years of captivity in England, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed at Fotheringay Castle,Northamptonshire, on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. 1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebelled against Queen Elizabeth I but the revolt was quickly crushed.1622 King James I of England disbanded the English Parliament.
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February 7, 457 Leo I became emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 Pandulf IV of Benevento was killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.
1238 the Mongols burned the Russian city of Vladimir. 1301 Edward, eldest son of Edward I was made the first English Prince of Wales, a tradition continued to this day. 1477 Saint Thomas More was born. More was martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was a lawyer, humanist, author, chancellor of England, and a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Among his many literary works, the most celebrated is Utopia. 1497 the bonfire of the vanities occurred in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
1238 the Mongols burned the Russian city of Vladimir. 1301 Edward, eldest son of Edward I was made the first English Prince of Wales, a tradition continued to this day. 1477 Saint Thomas More was born. More was martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He was a lawyer, humanist, author, chancellor of England, and a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Among his many literary works, the most celebrated is Utopia. 1497 the bonfire of the vanities occurred in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
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February 6, 1685 James II of England and VII of Scotland became King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
History Trivia
February 5, 46 BC, Marcus Cato, the Roman philosopher, committed suicide by stabbing himself,after learning of the victory of his enemy, Julius Caesar, over Pompey at Thapsus. 62 AD, there was an earthquake in Pompeii Italy. 1204 Alexius V was proclaimed Eastern Roman Emperor. 1265 Pope Clement IV was elected. Before Gui Folques became a priest in 1256, after the death of his wife,he had been a respected
jurist in the service of King Louis IX. Once ordained, he rose quickly through the Church hierarchy, became a bishop in 1257, an archbishop two years later, and cardinal two years after that. As pope, Clement carried out the plans of his predecessor, Urban IV, nearly eradicating the powerful Hohenstaufen family of Germany (rulers of the Holy Roman Empire) with the help of Charles of Anjou. After he died, it took almost three years before another pope was consecrated. 1576 Henry of Navarre abjured Catholicism at Tours and rejoined the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
jurist in the service of King Louis IX. Once ordained, he rose quickly through the Church hierarchy, became a bishop in 1257, an archbishop two years later, and cardinal two years after that. As pope, Clement carried out the plans of his predecessor, Urban IV, nearly eradicating the powerful Hohenstaufen family of Germany (rulers of the Holy Roman Empire) with the help of Charles of Anjou. After he died, it took almost three years before another pope was consecrated. 1576 Henry of Navarre abjured Catholicism at Tours and rejoined the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
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