Thursday, June 11, 2015

History Trivia - Trojan War: Troy sacked

June 11

 1184 BC Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.

 1429 Hundred Years' War: start of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc's first offensive battle.

1509 Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon, his brother Arthur's widow.

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