Historical Events

King John Dies

1216 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry III

Capture of Roger Mortimer

1330 17-year-old English King Edward III captures his mother's lover and the country's de facto ruler Roger Mortimer at Nottingham Castle (later has him hanged)

The Company that Ruled the Waves

1657 Oliver Cromwell grants the English East India Company a new unlimited charter, saving it from being broken up

1682 English Lord Shaftesbury flees to Holland

1739 England declares war on Spain [Old system = October 30]

Surrender at Yorktown

1781 British forces under General Charles Cornwallis sign terms of surrender to George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau at Yorktown at 2 p.m., effectively ending the America

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