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👑 On this day in 899: Alfred the Great dies.
Alfred the Great (r. 871-899) was the king of Wessex in Britain but came to be known as King of the Anglo-Saxons.
📝 Article by Joshua J. Mark.
📷 Photo by Odejea.
#AlfredTheGreat #Wessex #AngloSaxon #Vikings #History #OnThisDay
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📝 Did you know that the word naughty came from 'nothing'?
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Image 1: Richard II (r. 1377-1399 CE) meeting rebels of the 1381 CE Peasants' Revolt
Image 2: From 'Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry', c. 1412-1440 CE.
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🎃 Mask of Mictlantecuhtli, painted wood carving, c. 1450-1521.
Depicted here is a wooden mask of a skeletal face representing the Aztec deity Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Underworld.
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
#Mictlantecuhtli #Aztec #Underworld #History
⚔️ On this day in 1415: Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England, with his men-at-arms and archers, defeats the larger French army in the Battle of Agincourt.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#BattleOfAgincourt #England #France #History #OnThisDay #HundredYearsWar #HenryVOfEngland
The English won thanks to the superior longbow, field position, and discipline.
The consequences of the battle included Henry V being able to more easily take control of Normandy and then march on Paris.
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The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a global conflict fought between the great powers of Europe in the mid-18th century. whe.to/ci/1-19622-en/ #history worldhistory.org/Seven_Years…
Roman Bulgaria occupied an important position in the heart of the Balkans, between the Black Sea, the Aegean, and Asia Minor. whe.to/ci/2-3005-en/ #history worldhistory.org/article/300…
⚔️ On this day in 42 BCE: Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war.
#Brutus #Octavian #MarkAntony #Rome #RomanHistory #OnThisDay
Brutus is alternately remembered as a noble man who acted in opposition to tyranny or as one of the most notorious traitors in history.
➡️ Read more about Marcus Junius Brutus here: worldhistory.org/Marcus_Juni…
🎃 Circular antefix of a Gorgon's head made of terracotta. From Taranto, dated to the end of the 6th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Taranto.
📷 Photo by Carole Raddato.
#Gorgon #GreekMythology #Mythology #Monster #History
👑 On this day in 1721: The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.
🖼️ Images by Maria Giovanna Clementi and Boris Chorikov.
#PeterTheGreat #Russia #RussianEmpire #RussianHistory #History #OnThisDay #TsarPeterI
On October 22, 1721, the Holy Synod and the Senate requested that Peter take the title of Russian Emperor and ‘Peter the Great.’ After some hesitation and lots of thought, Peter finally accepted these titles.
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Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) was the thirteenth president of the United States. whe.to/ci/1-29095-en/ #history worldhistory.org/Millard_Fil…
🔴 Gaius Cassius Longinus (circa 86-42 BCE) was a leader of the 'Liberators', the faction of Roman senators who assassinated Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BCE.
📝 Article by Harrison W. Mark.
#IdesOfMarch #History #Roman #RomanRepublic #RomanHistory
After the deed was done, Cassius and Brutus fled Rome and gathered an army, but were ultimately defeated by Caesar's successors at the Battle of Philippi. Preferring death to capture, Cassius committed suicide.
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