On this date, January 28th, in medieval history:
814 - Charlemagne dies at Aachen
1457 - Henry VII is born
1547 - Death of Henry VIII
The following account of Charlemagne’s death is from the king’s long-time friend and courtier, Einhard:
Toward the close of his life [813], when he was broken by ill-health and old age, he summoned Louis, […]
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On this day, December 25, in medieval history:
800 - Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
875 - Charles the Bald crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John VIII
1066 - William the Conqueror crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey in London
1085 - William the Conqueror commissions the creation of the Domesday Book
1100 - Baldwin I crowned King of […]
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On this day, November 5, in medieval history:
1251 - Dedication ceremony is held for Hailes Abbey in the presence of King Henry III, his brother Richard, and Queen Eleanor.
1439 - Antipope Felix V (Amadeus VIII) is elected by the Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence. The Catholic Encyclopedia actually dates his election on the 30th of October, while […]
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On this day, September 29th, in medieval history:
1227 - Pope Gregory IX excommunicates the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
1364- The Battle of Auray: English forces, under the command of John Chandos, defeat the French for control of Brittany, ending the Breton War of Succession
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On this day, July 27, in medieval history:
1214 - Battle of Bouvines: King Philip II of France defeated the forces of Otto IV (Holy Roman Emperor), the count of Flanders, and King John of England, in effect establishing a stronger position for the French monarchy
Read contemporary accounts of the Battle of Bouvines.
Most sources I’ve read […]
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On this day, June 24, in medieval history:
1148 - A general council of Christian princes and military leaders was held at Acre, where it was decided that all available forces would be used to conquer the city of Damascus. Read the account from William of Tyre as he recalls the fiasco at Damascus.
1314 - Battle […]
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On this day, June 15th, in medieval history:
1330 - Birth of Edward (”The Black Prince”), Prince of Wales and eldest son of King Edward III of England
1381 - Death of Wat Tyler, leader of the English Peasants’ Revolt; Sir William Walworth, the mayor of London, killed Wat during a meeting with King Richard II
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On May 14, 1264, Earl Simon de Montfort the Younger and the baronial party marched on Lewes in Sussex, England, defeating King Henry III and taking him prisoner. This battle was part of the Second Baron’s War, which lasted for approximately three years (1263/4 - 1266/7). Edward I, Henry’s son, escaped from Lewes and gathered […]
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Hood (The King Raven Trilogy, Book 1)
Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 8, 2008)
ISBN-10: 1595543295
The legend of Robin Hood is re-shaped in this historical fiction novel by Stephen Lawhead. Instead of the traditional setting of medieval England, Lawhead places Robin Hood (called Bran) in the deep forests of Wales in 1093. In an […]
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Barely got this one in before the end of St. Patrick’s day.
On this day, March 17th, in medieval history:
460 (?) - Presumed death of St. Patrick.
1040 - Harold Harefoot dies. Harold was the son of Canute the Great and King of England from 1035 - 1040.
1473 - Birth of King James IV of Scotland
Filed under: Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 17th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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