Battle of Nocera: Roger II vs. Ranulf II - Podcast (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jul 24, 2023 · 9m

A Daily Dose of History (24 Jul 2023)

Today's historical events:

Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.

Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.

Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.

Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.

French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.

Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and replaced…