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15th February 1949: The first archaeological excavation at the site of the Dead Sea Scrolls

  • 15th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Archaeology, Israel, Qumran, Religion, West Bank

The first professional archaeological excavation began in the Qumran Caves, the location of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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7th February 1495: Savonarola’s Bonfire of the Vanities

  • 7th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Culture, Florence, Italy, Medici, Religion, Renaissance, Savonarola

Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola led the burning of thousands of objects in the Bonfire of the Vanities.

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16th January 1412: Antipope John XXIII makes the Medici Bank the official bank to the Papacy

  • 16th January 2019
  • Tagged as: Antipope, Banking, Finance, John XXIII, Medici, Medieval, Papacy, Religion, Renaissance, Rome, Vatican

Antipope John XXIII made the Medici Bank the official bank of the Papacy.

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3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy

  • 3rd November 2018
  • Tagged as: Act of Supremacy, Catholicism, Church, Church of England, England, Henry VIII, Papacy, Parliament, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

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31st July 1703: English writer Daniel Defoe put in the pillory for seditious libel

  • 31st July 2018
  • Tagged as: Crime, Culture, England, London, Non-Conformism, Novel, Pillory, Punishment, Queen Anne, Religion

The English writer Daniel Defoe was put in the pillory for seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet.

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