Pope Martin I's Martyrdom: Defending Orthodoxy (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jun 17, 2025 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (17 Jun 2025)

Today's historical events:

Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism.

Geoffrey V of Anjou, known as Plantagenet, marries Matilda, daughter of Henry I, King of England, and widow of the Emperor Henry V.

Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris.

The Kalmar Union is formed under the rule of Margaret I of Denmark.

Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from…