Henry V, king of England (1413–22) of the house of Lancaster, son of Henry IV. As victor of the Battle of Agincourt (1415, in the Hundred Years’ War with France), he made England one of the strongest kingdoms in Europe. Learn more about Henry V in this
Their eagerness in discovering a new way was driven by the Turk’s blockade of the only known trade route from Europe to Asia and vice versa. While Spain was left behind, Portugal’s Prince Henry the Navigator was already financing voyages for the same reason. In August 3, 1492, after ...
1479 On this day in history louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 1486 King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV on January - 18. 1520 On this day in history christian II of Denmark & Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Asunde ...
0631On June - 11 emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to persuade the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners who were captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in f...
1599On this day in history henry Wallop, English statesman 1611On April - 14 word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi) 1629On this day in history england & France sign Peace of Susa 1629On this day in history christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) ...
1544 On this day in history rené of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle 1545 On July - 21 the first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurs. 1568 On this day in history ...
Bartolomeu DiasPortuguese navigator and explorer Bartolomeu Dias. Almost nothing is known of Dias’s early life. His supposed descent from one of PrinceHenry the Navigator’s pilots is unproved, and his rank was the comparatively modest one of squire of the royal household. ...
Glorious Revolution, events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of English King James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of Orange and stadholder of the Netherlands. Both Whig and Tory politicians in
of the greater part of thekingdom of Jerusalem, the county ofTripoli, and the principality ofAntioch. WhenReginald of Châtillon, prince of Antioch, broke a royal truce with Saladin by plundering a hugecaravanen route from Egypt toDamascus, the sultan responded by launching thejihadthat ...
Battle of Pavia, the decisive military engagement of thewar in Italy between KingFrancis IofFranceand theHabsburgemperorCharles Von February 24, 1525. The French army of 28,000 was virtuallyannihilatedand Francis himself, commanding the French army, was left a prisoner of his archenemy, Charles....