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January 26, 2012
History Trivia
January 26,66: 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 1316 Revolt in Wales against the authority of Edward II began. 1340 King Edward III of England was declared King of France. 1531 An earthquake killed thousands in Lisbon, Portugal.1564The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, which established a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.
January 25, 2012
History Trivia
January 25, 41 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 The Emperor Nerva died of natural causes. 1327 Edward III became King of England. 1348 An earthquake destroyed Villach (Austria) that killed thousands. 1494 Alfonso II became King of Naples. 1533 Henry VIII of England secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn.
January 24, 2012
History Trivia
January 24, 41 Caligula was murdered along with his wife and infant child by a Praetorian tribune while attending the Palatine games. Claudius succeeded his nephew. 76 the Emperor Hadrian was born. 1328 King Edward III of England married Philippa of Henegouwen.
January 23, 2012
History Trivia
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. 1265 First English Parliament formally convened. 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.
January 22, 2012
History Trivia
January 22, 565 Eutychius was deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. 871 Battle at Basing: Danish invasion army vanquished Ethelred of Wessex. 1371 King Robert II Stuart of Scotland was crowned. 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, uncle to King Edward VI of England, was executed.
January 21, 2012
History Trivia
January 21 1189 King Philip Augustus of France, King Henry II of England, King Richard I, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa initiated the Third Crusade in response to the victory of Saladin in 1187. 1276 Pierre de Tarantaise, the first Dominican pope, was elected, choosing the name Pope Innocence V.
January 20, 2012
History Trivia
January 20, 250 AD, Fabian who was created pope in 236, was martyred under the persecution of Decius. 1265 The first English parliament was held by Simon de Montfortin the Palace of Westminister (Houses of Parliament)and was attended by elected burgesses and knights. 1327 Edward II of England was deposed by his eldest son, Edward III. 1356 Edward Balliol abdicated as King of Scotland. 1523 Christian II was forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. 1649 Charles I of England went on trial for treason and other high crimes.
January 19, 2012
History Trivia
January 19, 1419 The French city of Rouen surrendered to Henry V in Hundred Years War
1520 Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund, an important conflict in the campaign of Christian II to gain power over Sweden. 1523 Ulrich Zwingli, founder of the reformation in Switzerland, published his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope. 1783 William Pitt became the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
1520 Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund, an important conflict in the campaign of Christian II to gain power over Sweden. 1523 Ulrich Zwingli, founder of the reformation in Switzerland, published his 67 Articles, the first manifesto of the Zurich Reformation which attacks the authority of the Pope. 1783 William Pitt became the youngest Prime Minister of England at age 24.
January 18, 2012
LitU's first anthology
LitU: Unearthed is an anthology that celebrates and brings to the surface some of the best up-and-coming authors in the literary world. This collection of short stories features new and self published authors. Enjoy
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History Trivia
January 18, 350 Flavius Julius Constans was assassinated. 1486 King Henry VII of England married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV. 1520 King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeated the Swedes at Lake Åsunden. 1562 Pope Pius IV reopened the Council of Trent for its third and final session, which defined the mass as a true sacrifice and issued statements on several other doctrinal issues. By the end of the 16th century, many of the abuses that had motivated the Protestant Reformation had disappeared, and the church had reclaimed many of its European followers.
