March 23, 472 — Olybrius becomes Emperor of Rome
Olybrius is one of the least distinguished Emperors in Roman history. He reigned over the Western Roman Empire for only...
May 29, 2022
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September 4, 476 CE — The Roman Empire falls
The Roman Empire had been in decline for centuries by the time Odoacer deposed the child emperor Romulus Augustus in...
May 24, 2022
October 9, 768 CE — Charlemagne is crowned King of the Franks
Charles I, King of the Franks, was one of the most influential men in European history. His becoming King of...
May 19, 2022
October 13, 787 — The Second Council of Nicea concludes
The Second Council of Nicea was held 442 years after the first one, and was the last of the first...
May 17, 2022
June 8, 793 — Vikings raid Lindisfarne Abbey
The Abbey at Lindisfarne Island in Northumbria was founded in 635 CE by St Aidan. In the years that followed,...
May 14, 2022
May 31, 1043 — Lady Godiva makes her famous ride
While there actually was a real Lady Godiva – although, as a Saxon, her name was more likely Godgifu or...
May 4, 2022
May 18, 1048 — Omar Khayyám is born
One of the most well-known Middle Eastern poets in the West, largely due to an apparently never-ending series of translations...
April 29, 2022
November 27, 1095 — Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade
Urban II had been Pope for seven years in 1095. But the events he is best remembered for had their...
April 27, 2022
January 13, 1129 — The Knights Templar are officially recognised by the Catholic Church
The actual beginnings of the Knights Templar (or to give their full title, “the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of...
April 25, 2022
1172 — St Christina the Astonishing experiences her first visions
Christina was still young, in just her early twenties, when she experienced her first vision – accompanied by a massive...
April 19, 2022
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