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Murder and Abdication: Northumbrian Power Struggles (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (18 Apr 2024)
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.
Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the second campaign of the Wars in Lombardy fought until the Treaty of Lodi in 1454, which will then guarantee the conditions for the development of the Italian Renaissance.
The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.
Bona Sforza is…
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