1212 — The Children’s Crusade sets out for the Holy Land
The Children’s Crusade is the name given to a variety of fictional and factual events which happened in 1212 that...
April 4, 2022
Religion
July 24, 1224 — Saint Christina the Astonishing dies
Christina Mirabilis was a Catholic saint and visionary. Born into a poor peasant family, she was orphaned by age 15....
March 29, 2022
May 15, 1252 — Pope Innocent IV authorizes the Inquisition to torture heretics
The Medieval Inquisition was a series of Inquisitions that slowly merged into a more or less continuous process of arrest...
March 24, 2022
October 17, 1483 — Tomás de Torquemada named a Grand Inquisitor
The most notorious of all members of the Holy Inquisition, Tomás de Torquemada’s fervour in punishing heretics and sinners –...
March 4, 2022
August 22, 1485 — Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII of England
Born Henry Tudor, Henry became the King of England, inheriting from his cousin, the heirless Richard III. Henry would restore...
March 2, 2022
September 16, 1620 — The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth
An iconic event in the history (or more accurately, pre-history) of the United States, the passengers of the Mayflower were...
December 19, 2021
March 27, 1625 — Charles the First becomes King of Britain
Charles the First, destined to end his rein several inches shorter than he began it, was a firm believer in...
December 14, 2021
January 30, 1649 — King Charles I of England is executed
It is the decisive exclamation mark that ends the English Civil War. Never before had an English monarch been deposed,...
November 9, 2021
August 15, 1649 — Cromwell lands in Ireland
The initial stages of Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland started well for him. His forces triumphed over the Royalist and Irish...
November 4, 2021
June 10, 1692 -– Bridget Bishop is hanged in Salem
Accused of witchcraft and swiftly condemned and hanged for her supposed crimes, Bridget Bishop was the first person to be...
September 9, 2021
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