Vision of the Cross: Constantine's Conversion (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (27 Oct 2024)

Today's historical events:

Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.

Æthelstan, the first king of all England, dies and is succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I.

Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.

French troops lay siege to Pavia.

Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.

Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.

Philadelphia is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his…

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