Category: 1000s
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William the Conqueror is Crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, Completing the Norman Conquest of England. December 25, 1066.
Image: King William I (‘The Conqueror’) (Public Domain) On this day in history, December 25, 1066, William the Conqueror is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, completing the Norman conquest of England. William was born to Duke Robert I of Normandy and his mistress Herleva. His mother had another child with Robert and then…
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Pope Urban II Makes What is Deemed the Most Significant Address of the Middle Ages, Causing the Crusades to Escalate by Summoning All Christians in Europe to go to War Against Muslims to Recover the Holy Land, With a Shout of “Deus Vult!” or “God Wills It!” November 27, 1095.
Image: Pope Urban II preaching the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 27, 1095, Pope Urban II makes what is deemed the most significant address of the Middle Ages, causing the Crusades to escalate by summoning all Christians in Europe to go to war against Muslims…
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Leif Erikkson, a Norse Explorer and Chieftain, Discovered Vinland, Making Him Possibly the First European Known to Explore and Set Foot in North America, Approximately 500 Years Before Christopher Columbus. October 9, 1000.
Image: Leif Eriksson Discovers America by Hans Dahl (1849–1937). On this day in history, October 9, 1000, Leif Erikkson, a Norse explorer and chieftain, discovered Vinland, making him possibly the first European known to explore and set foot in North America, approximately 500 years before Christopher Columbus. The continuing conjecture is that the encampment created by Leif and…
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History Daily: August 14
CHINA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY Image: Chinese workers during World War I (Wikimedia Commons) On August 14, 1917, as World War I entered its fourth year, China abandoned its neutrality and declared war on Germany. From its beginning, the Great War was not restricted to the European continent; in the Far East, two competing countries,…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 