Events 456 – Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire. 955 – King Otto I defeats a Slavic revolt in what is now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 1780 – American Revolutionary War: The British-led Royalton raid is the last Native American raid on New England. 1793 – French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette… Read More

Events 1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. 1211 – Battle of the Rhyndacus: The Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor… Read More

Events 1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. 1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland’s independence. 1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of… Read More

Events 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. 1307 – Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King… 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 an alliance 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. 1649 – Cromwell’s New Model Army Sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. 1776 – American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777. 1797 – 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. 1492 –… Read More