26 August 1346 – Killed in the Battle of Crécy: Charles II, Count of Alençon Louis I, Count of Flanders Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine John of Bohemia 1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the...
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23 August 1305 – Sir William Wallace is executed for high treason at Smithfield in London. 1521 – Christian II of Denmark is deposed as king of Sweden and Gustav Vasa is elected regent. 1541 – French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in...
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20 August 1467 – The Second Battle of Olmedo takes places as part of a succession conflict between Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfonso, Prince of Asturias. 1509 – Birth of Sir William Stanford , judge and legal writer. 1589 - Marriage of...
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19 August 1342 – Birth of Catherine of Bohemia 1399 - King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry 1493 –Death of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor 1504 – In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds fight...
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18 August 1430 – Death of Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros 1487 – The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces. 1503 – Death of Pope Alexander VI 1514-Consummation of the marriage by proxy between the Princess...
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17 August 1424 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil – An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. 1473 – Birth of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke...
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15 August 1369 – Death of Philippa of Hainault 1430 – Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca. 1483 – Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel. 1550 - Due to religious policies, London was greatly divided on whether or not to celebrate this...
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14 August 1415 – Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Battle of Ceuta. 1433 – Death of John I of Portugal 1464 – Death of Pope Pius II 1473 – Birth of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury She was an English peeress....
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12 August 1480 – Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam; they are later honored in the Church. 1484 –Death of Pope Sixtus IV 1499 – First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman...
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11 August 1332 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor – Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol. 1467 – Birth of Mary of York ,second daughter of Edward IV and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville.She was a...
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