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Britannicus' Mysterious Death: Nero's Rise to Power (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (11 Feb 2026)
Today's historical events:
The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.
Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
A naval expedition led by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founds Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived Spanish settlements in the Strait of Magellan.
Sir Francis Drake…
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