Battle of the Standard: Scotland vs. England (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Aug 22, 2023 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (22 Aug 2023)

Today's historical events:

Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.

The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet.

Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.

Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.

Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.

Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America…