763 BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 991     Theophanu (died), Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 960) 1215    King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta. 1330   Edward, the Black Prince (born), English son of Edward III of… Continue reading →

1158    Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar. 1381   Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants’ Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. 1479   Giglio Gregorio Giraldi (born), Italian poet and scholar (died 1552) 1497   Giovanni Borgia (died), 2nd… Continue reading →

313     The Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, is posted in Nicomedia. 839     Charles the Fat (born), Roman emperor (died 888) 1525    Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns…. Continue reading →

816     Pope Leo III (died) (born 750) 1381   Peasants’ Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 1429   Hundred Years’ War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau. 1519   … Continue reading →

1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes. 1456   Anne Neville (born), English wife of Richard III of England (died 1485) 1509   Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon. 1727    George I of Great Britain (died) (born 1660) 1770   British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the… Continue reading →