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12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings in the Hundred Years’ War fought between French and English forces near the French village of Rouvray

12th February 2023
Tagged as: England, France, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Scotland

The English arranged carts containing barrels of herring into a defensive wagon fort, with sharpened stakes similar to those used at the Battle of Agincourt positioned around the perimeter.

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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy

30th May 2022
Tagged as: Burning, Christianity, England, Execution, France, Heresy, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Paris, Witchcraft

Joan was accused of being a witch and a heretic due to the voices she heard and visions she witnessed, but the crime that condemned her to death was that of wearing men’s clothing.

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12th February 1429: Battle of the Herrings in the Hundred Years’ War fought between French and English forces near the French village of Rouvray

30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy

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HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

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2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

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8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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