Richard the Lionheart: Death in Châlus-Chabrol (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Mar 24, 2026 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (24 Mar 2026)

Today's historical events:

King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.

English victory over a Franco-Castilian-Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margate off the coast of Margate.

Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.[full citation needed]

James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.

Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.

The Province of…