1290 King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England; this was Tisha B’Av on the Hebrew calendar, a day that commemorates many Jewish calamities. 1334 The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed… Continue reading
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17 July
180 Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. 924 Edward the Elder (died), English king (born 877) 1429 Hundred Years’ War: Charles VII of France is crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a… Continue reading
16 July
622 The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1194 Clare of Assisi (born), Italian saint (died 1253) 1216 Pope Innocent III (died) (born 1160) 1377 Coronation of Richard II of England. 1546 Anne Askew (died), English poet (born 1520) 1557 Anne of Cleves (died) (born 1515) 1611 Cecilia Renata of Austria (born) (died 1644) 1661 Pierre… Continue reading
15 July
1099 First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege. 1149 The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem. 1291 Rudolph I of Germany (died) (born 1218) 1353 Vladimir the Bold (born), Russian prince (died 1410) 1381 John Ball, a… Continue reading
14 July
1575 Richard Taverner (died), English translator (born 1505) 1610 Ferdinando II de’ Medici (born), Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1670) 1671 Jacques d’Allonville (born), French astronomer and mathematician (died 1732) 1696 William Oldys (born), English historian and author (died 1761) 1769 An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà establishes a base in California and sets… Continue reading