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Power Shift: Baldwin III's Rise & Ascalon Triumph (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Aug 2023)
Today's historical events:
Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
Pope Pius II is elected the 211th Pope.
Mary, Queen of Scots, aged 18, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
Eighty Years War: a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange forces the Spanish garrison of Sluis to capitulate.
The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most…
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