1327      Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 1329      King John of Bohemia captures Medvėgalis, an important fortress of the pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and baptizes 6,000 of its defenders 1709      Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked… Continue reading →

36 BC   Antonia Minor (born), Greek daughter of Mark Antony (died 38 AD) 1606     Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James. 1606     Guy Fawkes (died), English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (born 1570) 1673     Louis de Montfort (born), French priest and saint (died 1716) 1720     Thomas Grey (died),… Continue reading →

1615     Thomas Rolfe (born), American son of Pocahontas (died 1675) 1649     King Charles I of England is beheaded. 1649     Charles I of England (died)  (born 1600) 1661     Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed two years after his death, on the anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself… Continue reading →

1584       Frederick Henry (born), Prince of Orange (died 1647) 1676       Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia. 1737       Thomas Paine (born), English-American author, activist, and theorist (died 1809) 1819       Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. 1834       US President Andrew Jackson orders first use of federal soldiers to suppress a labor dispute. 1843    … Continue reading →

814                  Charlemagne (died), Roman emperor (born 742) 1271     Isabella of Aragon (died) (born 1247) 1457     Henry VII of England (born) (died 1509) 1521     The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. 1547     Henry VIII of England (died) (born 1491) 1573     Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland…. Continue reading →