Events AD 69: The Roman Senate declares Vespasian emperor of Rome, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors. 1140: Conrad III of Germany besieges Weinsberg. 1237: The city of Ryazan is sacked by the Mongol army of Batu Khan. 1361: The Battle of Linuesa is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista… Read More
Events AD 69 – Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. 1192: Richard I of England is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after the Third Crusade. 1808: Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins. 1832: HMS Clio under the… Read More
Events 1562: The Battle of Dreux takes place during the French Wars of Religion. 1606: The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States. 1675: The Great Swamp Fight, a pivotal battle in King Philip’s War, gives… Read More
Events 218 BC: Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia: Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic. 1271: Kublai Khan renames his empire “Yuan” (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China. 1499: A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims… Read More
Events 546: Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. 920: Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII. 942: Assassination of William I of Normandy. 1398 : Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud’s armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur. 1583: Cologne War: Forces under… Read More
Events 755: An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang dynasty of China. 1431: Hundred Years’ War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris. 1598: Seven-Year War: Battle of Noryang: The final battle of the Seven-Year War is fought… Read More
Events 533: Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum. 1025: Constantine VIII becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 63 years after being crowned co-emperor. 1161: Jin–Song wars: Military officers conspire against the emperor Wanyan Liang of the Jin dynasty after a military defeat at… Read More
