The Battle of Castillon, considered to be the last battle of the Hundred Years’ War, was fought between France and England.
16th March 1190: The Jewish population of York massacred in a pogrom
16th March 2020
The Peasants’ Revolt was triggered when John Bampton arrived in Essex to investigate non-payment of the poll tax.
The first recorded naval battle featuring artillery took place in the first naval engagement of the Hundred Years’ War.
On the 30th May 1431, Joan of Arc was executed by being burned at the stake.
On the 12th February 1429, the curiously-named Battle of the Herrings was fought between French and English forces near the village of Rouvray in France.
On the 25th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred Years War when he defeated the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt.
On the 26th August 1346, one of the most decisive battles in the Hundred Years War was won by the army of the English king Edward III.
3rd August 1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain
3rd August 2020
1st August 1981: Cable music television channel MTV is launched
1st August 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018