King Henry V’s Victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415

On this day in history 1415, an English army led by King Henry V, the Duke of Gloucester, and Edward the Duke of York, defeated a French arm...

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Battle of Bosworth Field 1485: The Death and Usurpation of King Richard III

A whirlwind of events set the stage for the last great medieval battle in English history, the Battle of Bosworth Field of 22 August 1485. T...

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Macbethian era Scotland and the Battle of Lumphanan 1057

On this day in History 1057, Macbeth, the King of Scots, then known as the King of Alba, was killed at the Battle of [the Peelring of] Lump...

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King Philips' War in New England, 1675-1676

On August 12th of 1676, Chief Metacomet, known to the New England colonists as King Philip, was assassinated near Mount Hope  in what is to...

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Battle of the Crater 1864: Burnside's explosion of the Petersburg Mine

On this day in 1864 the Union Army under the command of General Ambrose Burnsides, (b.1824-1881) in an attempt to break the Siege of Petersb...

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Battle of Roundway Down 1643: Lord Ralph’s Cavaliers Bloody Charge to Victory during the English Civil War

On this day in 1643 the Battle of Roundway Down was fought near Dervizes, Wiltshire England during the English Civil War, 1642-1651. Battle...

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Today in History: The Night of Sadness, Cortes the Conquistador's fighting escape from Tenochtitlan, 1520

On this night in 1520, famous explorer, general, and conqueror Fernando Hernan Cortes (b.1485-1547) and his conquistadors fought their way...

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Little Scottish-Jacobite Rebellion: The First Jacobite Rebellion and the Battle of Glen Shiel 1719

On this day in History in 1719, the Battle of Glen Shiel was fought in the Northwestern highlands of Scotland between Jacobite rebels and th...

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