Historical Events

Battle of Neville's Cross

1346 Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais and imprisoned in the Tower of London for 11 years

Nine Regicides

1660 Nine regicides, the men who sign the death warrant of Charles I , are hanged, drawn, and quartered; another is hanged

Sale of Dunkirk

1662 Charles II of Great Britain sells Dunkirk to France for 2.5 million livres (320,000 English pounds)

Cook's Third Voyage

1776 Captain James Cook arrives in Cape Town with Resolution on his third trip to the Pacific Ocean

1777 British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War

1800 Dutch colony Curaçao transferred to Great Britain

1854 French and British forces bombard Sevas

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