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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

King Edward I: A Historic Transition (+ 5 more historical events on this day!)

6 min • 16 november 2023

A Daily Dose of History (16 Nov 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne.
  • Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.
  • French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.
  • The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III.
  • Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern: Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat.
  • American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.

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