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See if we can keep this thread going, wonder if there is one for every day:
August 5
1100 Henry I crowned King of England in Westminster abbey
1305 William Wallace, a leader for Scottish independence, is tried and executed for treason in London
1600 The Gowrie conspiracy against James I (James VI of Scotland only at the time)
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On this day, August 17, 1153 ~ Birth of William, Count of Poitiers, son of King Henry II of England, in Normandy, France
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, August 20, 1783 ~ Demise of Prince Alfred of Great Britain, son of King George III, at Windsor Castle
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, August 31, 1422 ~ Demise of King Henry V of England at Bois-de-Vincennes, France
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, September 5, 1548 ~ Demise of Catherine Parr, Queen of England, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England, at Sudeley Castle
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, September 7, 1151 ~ Demise of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, spouse of Empress Matilda, in Chateau-du-Loir, Duchy of Brittany
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anneboleyn
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Also on this day - September 7th, 1533 - Queen Elizabeth I was born at Greenwich Palace!
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“And she will keep coming back to life, over and over again, because beneath the skin of this gentle human lives a warrior unstoppable.” - Annabelle M. Ramos
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, September 9, 1342 ~ The Wedding of Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, son of King Edward III of England, and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh at the Tower of London
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On this day, September 12, 1368 ~ Demise of Blanche of Lancaster, Duchess of Lancaster, spouse of John of Gaunt
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On this day, September 12, 1368 ~ Demise of Blanche of Lancaster, Duchess of Lancaster, spouse of John of Gaunt
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, September 20, 1486 ~ Birth of Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of King Henry VII of England, at St. Swithin's Priory in Winchester, England
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CyrilSebastian
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On this day, September 29, 1240 ~ Birth of Margaret of England, daughter of King Henry III of England and wife of King Alexander III of Scotland, at Windsor Castle
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On this day, October 2, 1452 ~ Birth of King Richard III of England at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire, England
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On this day, October 3, 1390 ~ Birth of Humphrey, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of King Henry IV of England
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On this day, October 8, 1515 ~ Birth of Lady Margaret Douglas, Queen Dowager of Scotland and mother of Henry, Lord Darnley, husband of Queen Mary of Scotland, at Harbottle Castle in Northumberland, England
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