AncientPages.com – On May 7, 1697, the fatal fire broke out in Tre Kronor “Three Crowns”) castle located in Stockholm, Sweden, on the site where Stockholm Palace is today. The fire started at two o’clock in the afternoon of May 7,
AncientPages.com – On February 29, 1576 – Antonio Neri , a Florentine priest, was born in Florence, Italy. Neri was a glass maker, who conducted experiments with colored glass and imitations of precious stones. His results were published in 1612 in
AncientPages.com – On 30 October 1485, Henry VII’s coronation was held in Westminster Abbey, and he became the first Tudor monarch. The date of 30 October was chosen in part because he wished to be crowned king before the next sitting
AncientPages.com – On October 19, 1216, John, King of England, died of dysentery at Newark Castle in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. He was the youngest son of Henrik II of England and Eleonora of Akvitania, brother of Richard the Lionheart, father
AncientPages.com – The Classic Maya revered their divine rulers and treated them as living souls after death. In northern Guatemala, archaeologists have now unearthed an ancient tomb belonging to a Maya ruler. Located at El Perú-Waka, about 40 miles west of
AncientPages.com – On September 11, 1297, the Battle of Stirling Bridge took place near Stirling, at River Forth. It was the first Scottish Freedom War when Andrew Moray and William Wallace’s forces met John de Warenne, the 7th earl of
AncientPages.com – On August 29, 1475, the Treaty of Picquigny ended a brief war between England and France. It was a significant historical peace treaty that followed the invasion of France by Edward IV of England, in alliance with Burgundy and
AncientPages.com – On Aug 24, 1185, the Sack of Thessalonica by Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily took place and was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century. The city’s governor, David Komnenos, had neglected to make sufficient preparations for
AncientPages.com – On August 12, 1099, shortly after the capture of Jerusalem, the Battle of Ascalon was fought, and it is considered the last action of the First Crusade. The Crusader army, led by Godfrey of Bouillon, defeated and drove off
AncientPages.com – On June 21, 1798, there was a military encounter between the Irish Rebellion and more than 13,000 British soldiers. They launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford
AncientPages.com – On April 20, 1535, an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as the “Sun Dog” was observed over Stockholm. 17th-century painting of Stockholm, a copy of the so-called Vädersolstavlan, depicting a halo display event in 1535. Image via wikipedia The painting
AncientPages.com – On April 19, 1770, Captain James Cook spotted and claimed the East Coast of Australia Cook was born in northeast England in 1728, and in his late teens, he worked on ships along the English coast and the Baltic
AncientPages.com – On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren instructed Paul Revere, a Boston silversmith, to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were approaching to arrest them and
AncientPages.com – On April 17, 1397, Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 – 1400) was recorded to have given the first presentation of his Canterbury Tales at the English royal court of Richard II. Left: Geoffrey Chaucer (17th century); Right: title page of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury
AncientPages.com – Christiaan Huygens was born in Hague on April 14, 1629. He was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist best known for his contributions to mathematics and physics. Huygens was the first to recognize the rings of Saturn, made
AncientPages.com – On April 13, 1598, Henry IV of France signed the Edict of Nantes. It confirmed Roman Catholicism as the state religion while granting religious freedom to Protestants. Proclamation of the Edict of Nantes by Henry IV. Image source – Public
