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Invasion of England
The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet. The French fleet is prepared to invade England in Damme harbour on the Flemish Coast
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The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet. The French fleet is prepared to invade England in Damme harbour on the Flemish Coast
Prince Edward & the Earl of Gloucester meet & agree to restore Henry III
Prince Edward & the Earl of Gloucester meet & agree to restore Henry III
Agrees a 13 yr truce between England & Scotland
Agrees a truce with England which lasts for 13 yrs
Edward II agrees a truce because he cannot stop northern counties making peace
Witnesses describe how even some of the English officials wept, the English Royal secretary Jean Tressard, is heard exclaiming: "We are all ruined, for a good and holy person was burned". Joan of Arc is executed, burned in the market place at Rouen
Permits Joan of arc to be burnt as a witch
Witnesses describe how even some of the English officials wept, the English Royal secretary Jean Tressard, is heard exclaiming: "We are all ruined, for a good and holy person was burned"
Genoa falls to the Imperial forces led by Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna
A new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Janes heirs to the throne
A new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Janes heirs to the throne
Marries Jane Seymour, at York Place
Marries Henry VIII, his 3rd wife, the same month Anne Boleyn is executed
A new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Janes heirs to the throne
It takes until May 30 for all of the Armada to leave port and, on the same day, Elizabeth's ambassador in The Netherlands, Dr Valentine Dale, meets Parmas representatives to begin peace negotiations
It takes until May 30 for all of the Armada to leave port and, on the same day, Elizabeth's ambassador in The Netherlands, Dr Valentine Dale, meets Parmas representatives to begin peace negotiations
Murders Christopher Marlowe after disputing a bill with him in Eleanor Bulls House
Murdered in Deptford during a pub brawl under mysterious circumstances
Amnesty is granted to those princes who had fought against Imperial troops, with the exception of the exiled descendants of the former "Winter King", Elector Palatine Frederick V
The Peace of Pragues Treaty briings an end to religion as a source of national conflict, the principle of cuius regio, eius religio is established for good within the Empire and in return for making concessions Ferdinand II gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes
Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.
both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention, and against the expected intervention of France.
Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League
The Peace of Pragues Treaty briings an end to religion as a source of national conflict the principle of cuius regio
Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.
eius religio is established for good within the Empire and in return for making concessions Ferdinand II gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention and against the expected intervention of France
The armies of the various states were to be unified under the command of the Princes as generals of the Emperor, to establish an Imperial Army for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, which would fight against invading troops
The Peace of Prague is a Treaty signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire which effectively brings to an end to the civil war part of the Thirty Years
The Peace of Prague is a Treaty signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire which effectively brings to an end to the civil war part of the Thirty Years War.
The armies of the various states were to be unified under the command of the Princes as generals of the Emperor, to establish an Imperial Army for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, which would fight against invading troops
Under the terms of the Peace of Prague Ferdinand is forced to make concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the Treaty: Saxony is granted the Bohemian crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia.
Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.
War.
Under the terms of the Peace of Prague Ferdinand is forced to make concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the Treaty: Saxony is granted the Bohemian crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia
Under the Treaty of Prague John George I receives Lusatia
Makes peace with Sweden & France
Under the Treaty of Prague John George I receives Lusatia. Signed after defeats at Breitenfeld & Lutzen. Concludes a peace with Emperor Ferdinand II
Joins forces with Prince Rupert
Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford
Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford
Overwhelmed by royalistds to divert Parliamentary forces from the stronghold of Oxford
1st day of the siege of Hamburg
Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Alsace
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm
Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Savoy
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland
Russia joins the victorious allies in the First Treaty of Paris after Napoleon's abdication.
Talleyrand signs the Treaty of Paris which are generous to France
The Treaty of Paris calls for a Congress in Vienna to "preserve the balance of power in Europe"
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm
Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland
Under the Treaty of Paris France returns to it's 1792 frontiers and does not need to pay any indemnities
Under the Treaty of Paris Holland is given Belgium & Norway, Northern Italy is shared out by Austria & Piedmont
The Sultan sent a 40,000-strong contingent to the relief of Varna, but the latter was annihilated by Diebitsch in the Battle of Kulevicha
Gains recognition of his authority across large areas of western Algeria.
Signs the Treaty of Tafna with French General Bugeaud.
The first South Devon section opens with conventional locomotives while the atmospheric equipment is still being installed.
Death of Mikhail Dmitrievich and is buried, in accordance with his own wish, at Sevastopol
Accepts peace without the Adriatic outlet Serbia had sought because the Great Powers support a separate Albanian state.
Accepts that the Great Powers will decide the sovereignty of the Ottoman Aegean islands other than Crete.
Accepts Great Power authority to determine the future of Ottoman Aegean islands other than Crete.
Accepts that the Great Powers will determine Albania's frontiers and related questions.
Sees Albania excluded from the Ottoman cession while the Great Powers retain authority to determine its frontiers and related questions.
Great Power diplomacy confirms an autonomous Albanian state.
Supports Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic.
The treaty leaves Albania's status and frontiers to the Great Powers rather than assigning the territory among the Balkan allies.
Faces Great Power control of Albania's frontiers, limiting Montenegrin claims despite wartime gains.
The peace treaty excludes Albania from the Ottoman territorial cession and leaves its frontiers and other questions to the Great Powers.
The Treaty of London leaves Albania's boundaries and related questions for determination by the Great Powers.
Leads Bulgaria's plenipotentiary team in accepting the settlement ending the First Balkan War.
Renounces Ottoman sovereignty over Crete in favour of the Balkan allies.
Accepts the treaty article by which the Ottoman Empire renounces sovereignty over Crete to the Balkan allies.
Accepts that commercial questions resulting from the peace will be addressed by subsequent agreements.
Benefits from the Ottoman renunciation of sovereignty over Crete in favour of the Balkan allies.
Accepts the territorial settlement under which the Ottoman Empire cedes lands west of the Enos-Midia line, except Albania.
Accepts a peace that transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.
Cedes Ottoman territory in Europe west of the Enos-Midia line, with Albania excluded.
Agrees that financial questions arising from the war and territorial cessions will be referred to an international commission in Paris.
Accepts referral of financial questions arising from the war and territorial cessions to an international commission in Paris.
Uses London diplomacy to manage disputes among the Balkan states.
Helps end the First Balkan War through Great Power mediation.
Continues seeking recognition of Albanian interests while the treaty assigns the country's territorial settlement to the Great Powers.
Signs the treaty as one of the principal Greek plenipotentiaries.
Hosts negotiations ending the First Balkan War.
Represents Greek interests during the London negotiations that end the First Balkan War.
Represents Montenegro in accepting the treaty while its ambitions around northern Albania remain constrained by Great Power decisions.
Accepts that the Great Powers will determine the future status of Mount Athos.
Accepts that the Great Powers will determine the status of Mount Athos under the peace settlement.
Accepts that nationality questions created by the peace settlement will be resolved through special conventions.
Leads the Ottoman delegation that signs the treaty ending the First Balkan War.
Accepts that prisoner-of-war questions will be settled through later special conventions.
The treaty transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies, creating major Bulgarian expectations in Thrace.
Heads Serbia's senior diplomatic representation as peace is concluded with the Ottoman Empire.
Backs Serbia while trying to manage Great Power tension.
Presides over the diplomatic process in London that brings the Balkan belligerents to a formal peace treaty.
Greece accepts the peace settlement ending the First Balkan War and shares in the Ottoman cession of European territory west of the Enos-Midia line.
Bulgaria accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War, including the Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, while allied territorial disputes remain unresolved.
Hosts the London negotiations and presses the Balkan allies and Ottoman representatives toward the settlement ending the First Balkan War.
His government accepts the settlement ending the First Balkan War and surrendering most remaining Ottoman territory in Europe to the Balkan allies.
Accepts Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, the renunciation of Crete, and Great Power decisions on Albania, Aegean islands and Mount Athos.
Serbia accepts the London peace while the creation of Albania blocks a Serbian Adriatic outlet and disputes over conquered territory remain unresolved.
Montenegro accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War while the Great Powers continue to constrain its ambitions around Albania.
Signs the peace settlement as a member of the Ottoman delegation.
Signs the peace settlement as legal adviser in the Ottoman delegation.
Signs the peace treaty ending the First Balkan War on behalf of Bulgaria.
Joins the Ottoman team that formally accepts the loss of most European territory west of the Enos-Midia frontier.
As Greece's minister in London, authenticates the agreement that restores formal peace with the Ottoman Empire.
Represents Greece among the plenipotentiaries concluding the London settlement.
Adds Bulgaria's signature to the agreement ceding Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.
Serves in the Bulgarian delegation signing the London peace settlement.
Serves among the Montenegrin representatives signing the London settlement.
Signs the peace treaty for Serbia.
Serves in Serbia's delegation concluding the London peace settlement.
Signs the Treaty of London for Serbia after the First Balkan War.
Represents Bulgaria among the plenipotentiaries concluding peace in London.
Signs the London settlement as one of Serbia's plenipotentiaries.
Represents Montenegro in the delegation concluding peace with the Ottoman Empire.
Signs the London peace settlement as a member of the Greek delegation.
Joins the Greek plenipotentiaries in concluding the settlement while the future of the Aegean islands remains with the Great Powers.
Participates in the Greek delegation signing the Treaty of London.
Participates in the Serbian delegation that concludes peace with the Ottoman Empire.
Represents Serbia in the delegation that signs the treaty ending the war.
Signs the London treaty on behalf of Montenegro.
Signs the peace treaty as a member of the Montenegrin delegation.
Oversees the signing of the treaty ending the First Balkan War.
Beatty leads the Battle Cruiser Fleet from the Forth toward its planned North Sea rendezvous.
Beatty receives orders to sail after Admiralty intelligence indicates major German naval movement.
Reviews the continuing operation of martial law in Ireland after the rebellion.
Accepts the political necessity of dissolving the Bavarian Einwohnerwehr organisation after sustained Allied pressure for disarmament.
Begins the Abraham Berge Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Denounces the Fascist Party & is found dead 12 days later
Turkey signs a 5 yr Nonaggression pact with Italy
Wins Ebbw Vale for Labour at the general election.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
The Red Army crosses the Tatu River
The Red Army crosses the Tatu River
The Senate makes demandis Leopolds dethronement on "moral" & "juridicial" grounds
Says Leopolds reasons for staying are "mad, stupid, worse still criminal"
Appointed Commander of Second Corps & ordered to withdraw
Appointed Commander of Second Corps & ordered to withdraw
Works in Cabinet during the Dunkirk evacuation crisis
Agrees that the BEF should evacuate after deciding "no further proportionate damage could be inflicted on the enemy"
Realizes that France will be over-run by the Germans
The Leader of the Belgian Chamber charges Leopold with surrendering to Germany
Takes temporary command of II Corps during the final stages of the withdrawal to Dunkirk.
The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq
Appeals in vain to launch an offensive against Egypt & Suez
The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq
German support appears in the form of a small number of Luftwaffe fighter planes, and the British forces quickly defeat the Iraqi military
German support appears in the form of a small number of Luftwaffe fighter planes, and the British forces quickly defeat the Iraqi military
Defeated by the British who regain control of Iraq
Appeals in vain to launch an offensive against Egypt & Suez
Urges Hitler to concentrate on Mediterranean strategy and seize the Suez Canal, but the proposal is not adopted.
Stimson rules out Kyoto as an atomic-bomb target because of its cultural and historical importance.
Russia rejects a western plea for German reunification
Albania & Yugoslavia sever relations
Ends his 1950 prime ministerial term after one month in office
The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members
The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members
Heads the Italian government as Venice launches the intergovernmental work that produces the Rome Treaties.
Scores Real Madrid's second goal in the European Cup final victory over Fiorentina.
Scores from the penalty spot as Real Madrid defeat Fiorentina 2-0 in the European Cup final.
Becomes father to Duncan Jones, inspiring the song Kooks on Hunky Dory.
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel
Rhodes and Levene meet surreptitiously with Strummer after a 101ers gig, Rhodes gives him 48 hours to make up his mind whether he wanted to join the new band that would "rival the Pistols"
Rhodes and Levene meet surreptitiously with Strummer after a 101ers gig, Rhodes gives him 48 hours to make up his mind whether he wanted to join the new band that would "rival the Pistols"
Shot dead during a military coup
Scargill arrested on Orgreave picket line
Guides Liverpool to European Cup victory over Roma.
Scargill arrested on Orgreave picket line
Implements Security Council measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Faces comprehensive international sanctions during the Yugoslav wars.
Libyan forces complete their withdrawal following the international court judgment.
Pakistan conducts another nuclear test two days after the Chagai I series.
Ishfaq Ahmad remains PAEC chairman as Pakistan carries out the Chagai-II test in the Kharan Desert.
Sharif's government conducts another nuclear test in the Kharan Desert two days after the Ras Koh tests.
Pakistan conducts an additional nuclear test in the Kharan Desert.
The first Midland Metro line opens between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton.
Chand resigns after months of protests led by political parties demanding the King appoint Government with their nominees or revive Parliament
Russia agreed to begin withdrawing its troops from two Soviet-era bases in Georgia this year, resolving one of the most serious disputes between Moscow and its pro-Western neighbor
Leanca is confirmed as Prime Minister of Moldova
Scores a spectacular long-range goal as Arsenal defeat Aston Villa 4-0 in the FA Cup final.
Delph captains Villa in the FA Cup final against Arsenal.
Midland Metro trams begin running through the city centre to Grand Central.
O'Neill leaves office after losing parliamentary support
James Marape is elected Prime Minister by Parliament
Launches on SpaceX Demo-2, the first crewed orbital launch from the United States since 2011.
Pilots SpaceX Demo-2 to the International Space Station.
Addresses European Council leaders and urges unity on sanctions and support for Ukraine.
Presents five concrete principles to the UN Security Council for protecting the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant during the war.
Captains Paris Saint-Germain as they retain the title by defeating Arsenal on penalties.
Scores from the penalty spot to equalise against Arsenal in the second half.
Wins his third Champions League as a coach and his second consecutive title with Paris Saint-Germain.
Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician
Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician
Rene Barrientos Ortuno is born in Tarata, Cochabamba.
Birth of Steven George Gerrard
Death of Joan of Arc
Death of Christopher Marlowe, murdered
Sophias death makes her son, the Elector George Ludwig, heir to the British crown
Voltaire dies in Paris after returning triumphantly to the city, aged eighty-three.
Death of Mikhail Dmitrievich and is buried, in accordance with his own wish, at Sevastopol
Shot dead during a military coup
Death of Mickie Most
The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet
Defeated in the sea Battle by the English & prevented from taking Flanders
Dies as radical Hussite forces are defeated.
The Sultan sent a 40,000-strong contingent to the relief of Varna, but the latter was annihilated by Diebitsch in the Battle of Kulevicha
Beatty sails from Rosyth with six battlecruisers and the four fast battleships of the Fifth Battle Squadron.
Four Queen Elizabeth-class battleships under Evan-Thomas reinforce Beatty's six battlecruisers for the operation.
Conducts attacks along the Day River against French positions
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