A Daily Dose of History (09 May 2023)

Today's historical events:

• Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
• England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.
• 'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated.
• Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
• Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
• Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
• Second Schleswig War: The Danish navy defeats the Austrian and Prussian fleets in the Battle of Heligoland.

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