Alfonso IV: Challenges & Reforms in Portuguese History (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (07 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, …

2 years, 2 months ago

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1066: The Norman Conquest & Battle of Hastings (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (06 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Nancy's Battle: Turning Point in European History (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (05 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II…

2 years, 2 months ago

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The Battle of Reading: Viking Invasion & Anglo-Saxon Struggle (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (04 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Dani…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Rhine River: The Year of Four Emperors (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (03 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Reconquista's End: Granada's Surrender & Spain's Unification (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (02 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrende…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Hungary's First King: Stephen I's Historic Coronation (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (01 Jan 2024)

Today's historical events:

Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylves…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Rhine River Invasion: Decline of Roman Empire (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (31 Dec 2023)

Today's historical events:

Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul. Byzanti…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Justinian's Code: Byzantine Legal Legacy (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (30 Dec 2023)

Today's historical events:

The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byza…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Becket: The Assassination that Shook the Church (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (29 Dec 2023)

Today's historical events:

Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedra…

2 years, 2 months ago

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