Reccared I: The Third Council of Toledo (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · May 8, 2026 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (08 May 2026)

Today's historical events:

Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church.

Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good).

Julian of Norwich, a Christian mystic and anchoress, experiences the deathbed visions described in her Revelations of Divine Love.

Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.

Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI.

Hernando de Soto stops near present-day Walls, Mississippi, and…