Sack of Rome: End of High Renaissance (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · May 6, 2025 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (06 May 2025)

Today's historical events:

Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.

The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.

Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.

The Dutch city of Coevorden held by the Spanish, falls to a Dutch and English force.

English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.

Louis XIV of France…