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Murder and Abdication: Northumbria's Turbulent Reign (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Apr 2025)
Today's historical events:
King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The patrician Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days.
The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.
Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland.
Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
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