Construction began on the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa, now better known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
21st June 2019
John Thomas Scopes, a substitute science teacher in Tennessee, was found guilty of teaching evolution in school.
Hungarian-born geologist Laszlo Toth attacked and seriously damaged Michelangelo’s Pietà statue with a hammer.
Salem’s witch hysteria began in January 1692 when both the daughter and niece of the Reverend Samuel Parris each began to suffer violent fits. In total twenty people were executed, and a further seven died in jail, before the paranoia came to an end.
Emperor Diocletian ordered the destruction of the new church in the ancient city of Nicomedia, marking the start of the ‘Great Persecution’ of Christians.
Hagia Sophia’s long history saw it serve as both a Greek Orthodox cathedral and a Roman Catholic cathedral, before Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II in 1453.
No accurate record exists of how many people responded to Pope Urban II’s call, but estimates suggest anywhere between 60,000 and 100,000 people joined the First Crusade.
31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedly nails his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, laying the foundations of the Protestant Reformation
- 31st October 2022
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Martin Luther’s particular concern was the Catholic church’s practice of selling indulgences with a promise that a buyer’s sins would be absolved.
The Pope granted the Latin title Fidei defensor to Henry after he published a book in which he defended Catholic doctrine against the criticisms levelled at it by Martin Luther in his Ninety-five Theses during the early stages of the Protestant Reformation.
Claimed by its fans to be the greatest comedy film of all time, Life of Brian has courted controversy since its release due to its satirical portrayal of religion that is interpreted by some as blasphemous.
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2022
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2022
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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