📅 On this day in 1571:
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
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@historyrewound.bsky.social📅 On this day in 1571:
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
@historyrewound.bsky.social📅 On this day in 1303:
Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
@historyrewound.bsky.social📅 On this day in 1228:
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
@kerryloco.bsky.socialHappy Birthday Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) 07Sep 1860-13Nov1961
@historyrewound.bsky.social📅 On this day in 1191:
Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.
@historyrewound.bsky.social📅 On this day in 1159:
Cardinal Rolando Bandinelli is elected Pope Alexander III, prompting the election of Cardinal Octaviano Monticelli as Antipope Victor IV the same day.
@historyrewound.bsky.social📅 On this day in 878:
Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.