Events AD 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. 1307 – Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Phillip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. 1332 – Rinchinbal Khan becomes the… Read More
Events 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon, ending the Babylonian empire. (Julian calendar). 633 – Battle of Hatfield Chase: King Edwin of Northumbria is defeated and killed by the British under Penda of Mercia and Cadwallon of Gwynedd. 1398 – In the Treaty of Salynas, Lithuania cedes Samogitia… Read More
Events 1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars. 1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311. 1531 – Huldrych Zwingli is killed in battle with the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland. 1614 – The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the… Read More
Events 680 – The Battle of Karbala is won by the Umayyads under Yazid I. 732 – Charles Martel’s forces defeat an Umayyad army near Tours, France. 1471 – Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by King Christian I of Denmark. 1575 –… Read More
Introduction The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan), Hubei, China on 10 October 1911, which was the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthrew China’s last imperial dynasty. It was led by elements of the New Army, influenced by… Read More
Introduction The Ten Years’ War (Spanish: Guerra de los Diez Años) (1868–1878), also known as the Great War (Guerra Grande) and the War of ’68, was part of Cuba’s fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1868, sugar mill owner Carlos Manuel de… Read More
Introduction The Second Desmond Rebellion (1579-1583) was the more widespread and bloody of the two Desmond Rebellions in Ireland launched by the FitzGerald dynasty of Desmond in Munster against English rule. The second rebellion began in July 1579 when James FitzMaurice FitzGerald landed in Ireland with a force of Papal troops, triggering an insurrection across… Read More
