A Daily Dose of History (07 Sep 2024) Today's historical events:
- A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
- Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
- Pope Alexander III is chosen.
- Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.
- 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.
- Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
- 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.
- The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.
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