Alhambra Decree: Dark Side of Religious Intolerance (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (31 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish a…

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Avar Siege: Plague's Impact on Balkan Campaign (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (30 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. The…

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Viking Raid on Paris: Ragnar Lodbrok's Siege (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (29 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a hu…

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Caligula's Rise to Power and Fall (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (28 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the…

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Pope Clement V Excommunicates Venice Over Ferrara Seizure (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (27 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general pr…

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Emperor Maurice's Succession Crisis in Byzantium (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (26 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.…

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Venice's Founding: Rise of a Maritime Republic (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (25 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San…

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Death of King Richard I: The Lionheart's Legacy (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (24 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, l…

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Fall of Trần Dynasty: Rise of Hồ Dynasty (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (23 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of…

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Bostran Era: New Calendar in Arabia Petraea (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (22 Mar 2025)

Today's historical events:

Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. Roman emp…

1 year, 1 month ago

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