- 1429 – 100 Yrs War Battle of Jargeau: Joan of Arc leads the French army as they capture Jargeau and William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk #
- Died today in 816 Pope (Saint) Leo III #
- The Who, Why and How of Twitter…interesting http://twitpic.com/5aw0wx #
- 1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots #
- 1373 – Anglo-Portuguese Alliance is signed between England and Portuga; the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force #
- Born today in 823 Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor and King of the West Franks #
- Died today in 1231 Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint #
- Saint Anthony of Padua is the patron saint of American Indians; barrenness; Horses; Mail; poor people; Portugal; pregnant women #
- The Who, Why and How of Twitter…interesting http://twitpic.com/5aw0wx #
- 1381 – Peasants' Revolt: Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath #
- 1381 – Peasants' Revolt: The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance #
- Died today in 1381 Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury #
- RT @thehistoryguy Standing atop a giant replica medieval siege tower. 50m high. Almost as cool as the legendary 'helepolis-taker of cities' #
- Awesome! RT @lostbraincells Epic Siege Tower 15m tall at Malbork. Shot today for @BattleCastle #GoMedieval http://twitpic.com/5bk5a1 #
- 923 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed by King Charles III "the Simple" #
- 923 – Battle of Soissons: King Charles III "the Simple" is captured by the Rudolph, Duke of Burgundy and imprisoned in a castle at Péronne #
- Born today in 1330 – Edward of Woodstock "The Black Prince", son of King Edward III of England and father of King Richard II of England #
- 1184 – Battle of Fimreite: King Sverre defeats King Magnus V of Norway, in a naval battle off the coast of Fimreite: #
- Died today in 1184 King Magnus V of Norway; killed (drowned) in the Battle of Fimreite #
- 1215 – King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta #
- “To no one will we sell, or deny, or delay, right or justice" ~Clause 40, Magna Carta #
- "No sheriff or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent" ~Clause 30, Magna Carta #
- 1219 – Northern Crusades; Battle of Lyndanisse: Danish victory establishing the Danish Duchy of Estonia #
- 1246 – The Battle of the Leitha River: King Béla IV of Hungary defeats Duke Frederick II of Austria near the banks of the Leitha river #
- Died today in 1246 Frederick II, Duke of Austria, killed in the Battle of Leitha River, ending the Babenberg dynasty #
- Died today in 923 King Robert I of France, killed in the Battle of Soissons #
- Died today in 1381 Wat Tyler, English rebel #
- Died today in 1381 John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England #
- Died today in 1383 John VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor #
- Died today in 1341 Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor #
- 1389 – Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians #
- Died today in 1389 Murad I, Ottoman Sultan; killed in the Battle of Kosovo #
- Murad I was/is the only Ottoman sultan killed on a battle field #
- Died today in 1389 Prince Lazar, Serbian Orthodox saint; killed in the Battle of Kosovo #
- “We die with Christ, to live forever” ~Prince (Saint) Lazar, Battle of Kosovo #
- “We die with Christ, to live forever” ~Prince Lazar, Battle of Kosovo #
- 796 years ago King John signed the Magna Carta. Parts of it are still in effect today! Read it here: http://darkag.es/j4gUwv #
- @kimawhitaker true he added his Seal, which is his approval of the document. In today's terms it would be equivalent to signing it in reply to kimawhitaker #
- @portiacait correct it happened on 15 June. As I'm in the USA my late night tweets hit the UK the next day…sorry for any confusion. in reply to portiacait #
- @gberserker @thehistoryguy correct it was 15 Jun. As I'm in the USA my late night tweets hit the UK the next day, sorry for any confusion. in reply to gberserker #
- 1487 – Battle of Stoke Field: the final battle of the Wars of the Roses; Henry VII & the House of Lancaster(Tudor) defeat the House of York #
- Me too! RT @thehistoryguy This is the largest iron tipped working battering ram in the world. I want one. http://twitpic.com/5ca60c #
- Did you miss the Magna Carta eBook? Get it here… http://darkag.es/j4gUwv #
- @KJohn1215 that didn't work out to good for you either!! I think the Baron's are knocking on your door… in reply to KJohn1215 #
- 1462 – The Night Attack: Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II forcing him to retreat from Wallachia #
- After the assassination attempt failed Mehmed marched to the Wallachian capital and found 20,000 impaled Turks, demoralized Mehmed retreated #
- 1497 – Cornish Rebellion: Battle of Deptford Bridge; forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof #
- Died today in 1025 Bolesław I "the Brave", King of Poland #
- Born today in 1239 Edward I "the Longshanks", King of England #
- RT @usacastle For the next 20 years skilled artisans will be constructing a castle like 700 yrs ago just in front of you http://ow.ly/5klno #
- Born today in 1268 Lord Borchard de Herle, English diplomat under King Edward I #
- Died today in 900 Fulk the Venerable, Archbishop of Rheims #
- Died today in 1091 Dirk V, Count of Holland http://twitpic.com/5cnee5 #
- 1264 – The Parliament of Ireland: the Irish legislature meets for the first time at Castledermot in County Kildare #
- 1429 – Hundred Years' War; Battle of Patay: Joan of Arc and the French defeat the main English army under sir John Fastolf #
- 1178 – Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed on the moon http://twitpic.com/5db7rm #
- The monks reported to the abbey's chronicler, Gervase, that after sunset they saw "two horns of light" on the shaded part of the Moon #
- "when the Moon, a slim crescent, first became visible, a marvelous phenomenon was seen by several men who were watching it…" ~Gervase #
- "Suddenly, the upper horn of the crescent was split in 2, a flaming torch sprang up, Body of the Moon writhed like a wounded snake" ~Gervase #
- Born today in 1269 Princess Eleanor of England #
- @mickeyboyc She was born in/at Windsor Castle in reply to mickeyboyc #
- Died today in 1291 Alfonso III "the Free", King of Aragon #
- Born today in 1318 Princess Eleanor of Woodstock, younger sister of King Edward III #
- Have fun stormin' da castle… @battlecastle @ntomlinson @lostbraincells @ianherring @thehistoryguy #gomedieval in reply to battlecastle #
- @CosmicWorkshop Go with pride! Warrior Princess FTW! in reply to CosmicWorkshop #
- Died to today in 1464 Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter #
- "The Descent from the Cross" ~Rogier van der Weyden http://twitpic.com/5dbnhr #
- Did the monks at Canterbury Abbey see the formation of a moon crater? http://darkag.es/jWDOVN #
