Marriage
The marriage is orchestrated by Henrys father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerites dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris
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November 2 in History
This permanent archive page contains 164 World History Database records for November 2, spanning 1083 to 2015. Recorded topics include Death of Matilda of Flanders; Marriage; Peace.
Total: 164Events: 137Births: 7Deaths: 9Battles: 11Countries: 30
Events on November 2
Marriage
The marriage is orchestrated by Henrys father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerites dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris. Henry the Young King is married to Marguerite of France, daughter of King Louis VII of France by his 2nd wife Constance of Castille, he is 5 yrs of age & she is 2
Marriage
The marriage is orchestrated by Henrys father, Henry II, in order to gain control over Marguerites dowry, the strategically vital castles of the Vexin region between Normandy & Paris. Henry the Young King is married to Marguerite of France, daughter of King Louis VII of France by his 2nd wife Constance of Castille, he is 5 yrs of age & she is 2
Peace
The interior belongs to the Muslims & the coast belongs to the Latins. Peace is concluded between the Crusaders & the Muslims
Peace
The interior belongs to the Muslims & the coast belongs to the Latins. Peace is concluded between the Crusaders & the Muslims
Peace
The interior will belong to the Muslims while the Latins keep control of the coast
Peace
The interior will belong to the Muslims while the Latins keep control of the coast. Richard I & Saladin conclude peace
Invasion of Ireland
Lands at the head of an army including his cousin & heir presumptive Roger Mortimer
Execution
The Duke of Buckingham is executed by Richard III for instegating a Lancastrian plot
Execution
The Duke of Buckingham is executed by Richard III for instegating a Lancastrian plot
Investigation
Cranmer gives Henry VIII evidence alleging Catherine Howard's misconduct before and after her marriage.
Execution of John Gordon
John Gordon is executed after the Huntly rebellion
Gunpowder Treason Plot
The Privy Council tell James that they had decided to undertake a search of Parliament, "both above and below"
Creation as Marquess of Worcester
Charles creates Henry Somerset the first Marquess of Worcester for his Royalist support.
Imperial Army
Helps defeat the Imperial army
Putney Debates
Allen represents the rank-and-file demand that the Agreement be taken seriously by the General Council rather than buried by the officers' committee
Putney Debates
Clarke's detailed transcription becomes patchier after this point, so later sessions of the Putney Debates are known less completely than the first days
Putney Debates
Cromwell joins the effort to have proposals refined by committee, aiming to turn the dispute over the Agreement into a controlled constitutional programme
Putney Debates
Everard's participation shows that the debates resulted from pressure by New Agents elected from radical cavalry regiments rather than from officers alone
Putney Debates
Ireton supports modifying the Agreement rather than adopting the Leveller draft unchanged, producing a limited result short of the radicals' full programme
Putney Debates
Petty's arguments for birthright and equal voice help define the radical side of the debate, though the result does not secure full manhood suffrage
Putney Debates
Sexby and the Agitators remain concerned that any compromise must satisfy soldiers who believed the Army had fought for liberty as well as pay and indemnity
Parliament
1st reading of the 2nd Exclusion Bill passes through the Commons
Reform of Parliament
1st reading of the 2nd Exclusion Bill passes through the Commons
Marriage to Philip V
Maria Luisa Gabriella marries Philip V in person at Figueres.
Church Property Nationalization
Louis XVI faced the Assembly's decision to place church property at the disposal of the nation as revolutionary financial reform accelerated.
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
President of Chile
Assumes acting presidential authority during the political crisis of 1829.
Opposition to Parliamentary Reform
Declares strong opposition to parliamentary reform while speaking in the House of Lords.
Prime Minister of France
Becomes head of government during the early July Monarchy.
Minister President
Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia
Political Consequences of Commercial Excitement
Publishes a Tribune article on the political effects of commercial expansion and instability.
Evacuation from Ladysmith
French leaves Ladysmith by rail shortly before the Boer siege completely isolates the town.
Siege of Ladysmith
Takes part in operations around the siege and relief of Ladysmith.
Siege of Ladysmith
Directs Boer operations around Ladysmith.
Siege of Ladysmith
Takes part in operations around the siege and relief of Ladysmith.
Siege of Ladysmith
Is besieged in Ladysmith by Boer forces.
Siege of Ladysmith
Takes part in operations around the siege and relief of Ladysmith.
Discovery Expedition
Scott, Wilson and Shackleton left on 2 November 1902 with dogs and supporting parties. Their goal was "to get as far south in a straight line on the Barrier ice as we can, reach the Pole if possible, or find some new land"
Discovery Expedition
Scott, Wilson and Shackleton left on 2 November 1902 with dogs and supporting parties. Their goal was "to get as far south in a straight line on the Barrier ice as we can, reach the Pole if possible, or find some new land"
Discovery Expedition
Leaves with Scott and Shackleton on the southern sledging journey during the Discovery Expedition
Dardanelles Demonstration Instructions Issued
Churchill instructs Admiral Carden to conduct a limited bombardment against the outer Dardanelles forts.
Declaration of War
Russia declares war on Turkey
Declaration of War
Russia declares war on Turkey
North Sea Military Area Declared
The Admiralty declares the North Sea a military area and issues controlled routes for neutral shipping.
Manpower Policy Reviewed
Addresses the growing manpower problem and the balance between military service and essential industry.
Bolshevik Party
The Bolsheviks gain Moscow
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolsheviks gain Moscow
Bolshevik Victory in Moscow
Bolshevik forces gain control of Moscow after prolonged street fighting against forces loyal to the former government.
Declaration of Balfour
"The establishment in Palestine of a National home for the Jewish people". Sends the "Balfour Declaration" to Lord Rothschild of the British Zionist Federation
Moscow Fighting
Bolsheviks gain control of Moscow after heavy fighting.
Reballion of Rebels in Moscow
The Bolsheviks gain Moscow
Supreme War Council
Opposes political interference in military command during council creation.
Capture of Hail
Brings Hail and the Rashidi emirate under Saudi control.
Capture of Hail
Participates in the final campaigns that incorporate Hail.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Creates the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a public broadcaster.
Anglo-Italian Agreement after Munich
Challenges continued accommodation with Fascist Italy after the Munich settlement and the strengthening of the Axis powers.
Rule of Slovakia
Germany gives southern Slovakia to Hungary
Rule of Slovakia
Germany gives southern Slovakia to Hungary
Rule of Slovakia
Germany gives southern Slovakia to Hungary
Treaty of Munich
Ciano joined Ribbentrop in arbitrating the First Vienna Award affecting Czechoslovak territory.
Treaty of Munich
Imredy's government gained southern Slovak and Ruthenian territories through the First Vienna Award after Munich.
Treaty of Munich
Ribbentrop co-arbitrated the First Vienna Award transferring territory from Czechoslovakia to Hungary.
Invasion of Greece
During the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas the Italians fought their way across the Thyamis (Kalamas) river, but were then forced to a halt
Axis Counterattack
Arena leads Ariete during the final large Axis armoured counterattack, which fails to restore the El Alamein front.
Operation Supercharge
Launches Operation Supercharge to break through the Axis position west of El Alamein.
Supercharge
151st & 152nd brigades launch Operation Supercharge & reach their objectives
Supercharge
After the success of the Allied operation Rommel decides to rereat to Fuka
Proposes Piraeus Salonica or Constantinople
Offers Piraeus, Salonica or Constantinople as alternatives to the difficult Black Sea conference route.
Spruce Goose
Flies "The Spruce Bruce", a flying boat
President of USA
Appointed President of the USA, 33rd President, 2nd term
890th Battalion Reaches El-Tor Link-Up
Elements of Eitan's 890th Battalion meet Gur's newly landed Nahal force at El-Tor.
Approach to Sharm el-Sheikh
Yoffe's brigade continues the southern advance toward Sharm el-Sheikh and the Straits of Tiran.
Armour Halted Fifteen Kilometres from Canal
Ben-Ari's 7th Armoured Brigade advances deep into Sinai and halts about fifteen kilometres from the Suez Canal.
Assault Date Confirmed
Keightley confirms final preparations for the airborne and amphibious assault on the canal zone.
Cabinet Management
Helps manage Commons business as the crisis produces deep political division
Cabinet Support
Supports the Government line as ministers defend the Suez operation in Parliament
Canal Zone Defence Reorganised
Amer shifts attention to defending the canal zone as the Sinai withdrawal accelerates.
Capture of Gaza
Gaza falls to the British forces
Ceasefire
Supports General Assembly action calling for a ceasefire and withdrawal from Egypt.
Closure of Canal
Orders obstruction of the Suez Canal by sinking ships to deny use of the waterway to the invaders.
Egyptian Withdrawal Exploited
Dayan orders Israeli formations to exploit the general Egyptian withdrawal from Sinai.
El-Tor Link-Up with 890th Battalion
Gur's Nahal battalion links with soldiers of the 890th Battalion at El-Tor.
El-Tor Parachute Landing
Gur commands a Nahal battalion parachute landing at El-Tor during the southern phase of Operation Kadesh.
Emergency Force Concept Advanced at UN
Pearson advances the proposal for an international emergency force to supervise a ceasefire and separation.
Nahal Battalion Secures El-Tor
Gur's battalion secures El-Tor after its airborne landing in southern Sinai.
Opposition to Suez
Warns Eden that the invasion should be stopped before troops land in the canal zone
Political Risks Repeated to Ministers
Mountbatten renews warnings about the political and strategic risks of continuing the operation.
Scuttling Programme Expanded
Nasser's government expands the sinking of vessels and obstructions to block canal navigation.
Twenty-Seventh Armoured Brigade Advances West
Laskov's divisional forces include the 27th Armoured Brigade as Israeli armour advances toward the canal.
UN Emergency Session
Faces growing United Nations opposition as emergency sessions condemn the invasion
UNEF
Proposes a United Nations Emergency Force to separate the opposing forces in the Suez crisis.
Withdrawal from Sinai
Egyptian forces retreat westward under heavy Israeli pressure in Sinai.
Colonial Affairs
Healey moves to a new shadow secretary role as Labour reorganises its front bench.
Shadow Cabinet
Healey continues as a Labour shadow secretary of state before taking the defence portfolio.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev continued correspondence with Kennedy about verification and the remaining questions surrounding Soviet military equipment in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
McCone reviewed reconnaissance showing dismantled missile equipment moving toward Cuban ports for shipment back to the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Mikoyan arrived in Cuba to explain the Soviet-American settlement and negotiate its implementation with Fidel Castro.
Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Marks the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup led by General Duong Van Minh. Diem and his adviser, younger brother Ngo Dinh Nhu, are arrested after the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) had been successful in a bloody overnight siege on Gia Long Palace in Saigon
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Marks the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup led by General Duong Van Minh
Coup
Marks the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup led by General Duong Van Minh
Succession of King Faisal
Succeeds King Saud and becomes the third king of Saudi Arabia.
Succession of King Faisal
Is designated crown prince after King Faisal's accession.
Prime Minister of Afghanistan
Maiwandwal becomes prime minister after the first parliamentary elections under the 1964 Constitution.
Suicide
Death of Norman Morrison, suicide. Burns himself to death in protest against the war within 40 feet of the Pentagon
General Election
Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
General Election - General Election
Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
General Election Election Outcome
General election outcome recorded for Habib Bourguiba: Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
General Election Government
Government context for this general election: Tunisia held presidential and legislative elections under the single-party political system.
Prime Minister of Tunisia
Hedi Nouira became prime minister and led a long period of economic liberalization.
Governor Appointed
Willoughby Harry Thompson becomes first Governor of Montserrat
Governor System Begins
Montserrat gains a separate governor under the British monarch
Strike
The TUC insist on repealing the Housing Finance & Industrial Relations Acts. Negotiations break down
Election
Jimmy Carter wins 51% of the popular vote & 297 electoral college votes
Election
Gerald Ford wins 48% of the popular vote & 247 electoral college votes
Bryukhanov Unit One Second Turbine Connection
Directs the operating organization as Unit 1's second turbine generator is connected to the electrical grid.
Constitutional Referendum
Wins a white referendum on the proposed tricameral constitution.
Constitutional Referendum
Wins the white referendum on a new constitution.
Tricameral Constitution Approved
Secures approval for a tricameral parliamentary system.
Tricameral Constitution Approved
Secures approval for constitutional restructuring excluding Black voters.
Exile of Svetlana Alliluyeva
Stalins daughter returns to Russia after an absence of 17 yrs
Anniversary
In the 70th Anniversary speech says Stalins crimes were "enormous & unforgiveable"
Peace Negotiations
al-Bakhit participates in peace negotiations connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
President Takes Office
Niyazov becomes President of the Turkmen SSR
Harvest Moon
Releases Harvest Moon, a warm acoustic sequel in spirit to Harvest.
New Northern Dark Spot
Hubble detects a new large dark storm forming in Neptune's northern hemisphere.
Pillars of Creation
Hester leads Hubble imaging of towering star-forming columns in the Eagle Nebula that become known as the Pillars of Creation.
Election
Bush wins 50.9% of the vote, 31 states & 286 electoral votes
Election
Kerry wins 48.1% od the vote, 19 states & 252 electoral votes
Foreign Secretary of Hungary
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Governor
Appointed Governor of Bihar.
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Prime Minister of Guinea
Appointed Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
Resignation of David Blunkett
Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares
Scandal
Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares
Ethical Principles for Public Prosecutors
Starmer issues a statement defining fairness, independence and accountability for public prosecutors.
First New Horizons JR1 Observations
New Horizons obtains its first distant spacecraft observations of Kuiper Belt object 1994 JR1.
Births on November 2
Birth of Henry of Almayne
Birth of Henry of Almayne
Birth of a 5th daughter
Birth of a 5th daughter
Birth of Daniel Boone
Birth of Daniel Boone
Birth of Warren Harding
Birth of Warren Harding
Birth of Harlow Shapley
Birth of Harlow Shapley
Birth of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
Birth of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
Birth of David Lawrence Schwimmer
Birth of David Lawrence Schwimmer
Deaths on November 2
Death of Matilda of Flanders
William's wife Matilda dies at Caen, ending a marriage that had strengthened the Norman dynasty's continental alliances.
Death of Henry Stafford
Death of Henry Stratford, executed by Henry VIII, the Buckinghmam title is forfeit
Death of Richard III
The Duke of Buckingham is executed by Richard III for instegating a Lancastrian plot
Death of George Bernard Shaw
Publication of "Death of George Bernard Shaw"
Death of Leo Baeck
Death of Leo Baeck
Death of Ngo Dinh Diem
Death of Ngo Dinh Diem
Death of Ngo Dinh Diem
Killed after the coup that ends his presidency
Death of Norman Morrison
Death of Norman Morrison, suicide
Death of Harold Eugene Hal Roach
Death of Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr
Battles on November 2
Battle of Breitenfeld, 2nd
Helps defeat the Imperial army
Battle of Chudnov
Helps defeat the Russian-Cossack army during the Chudnov campaign
Battle of Chudnov
Commands Crown forces in the Chudnov campaign against the Russian-Cossack army
Battle of Poltava
Captures Baturyn and destroys Mazepa's main supply base.
Battle of Elaia-Kalamas
During the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas the Italians fought their way across the Thyamis (Kalamas) river, but were then forced to a halt
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Coordinates air support and interdiction during the decisive armoured breakout at El Alamein.
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Leads 7th Armoured Division during the breakout phase of the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Leese's XXX Corps supports the breakout during the closing phase of the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Commands X Corps armoured formations during Operation Supercharge at the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Montgomery's offensive forces Rommel's army into retreat during the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Rommel begins withdrawing after Montgomery's forces break the Axis position at El Alamein.