Episodes

  • Valentinian I Defends Gaul from Alemanni (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

    Valentinian I Defends Gaul from Alemanni (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)
    Nov 1 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (01 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities. Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German). Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of 'King of England'. The port city of Sinope surrenders to the Seljuq Turks. The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro on the pretext that they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists". Pope Julius II is elected. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Arab-Byzantine Wars: Battle of Iron Bridge (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

    Arab-Byzantine Wars: Battle of Iron Bridge (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)
    Oct 30 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (30 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Arab-Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. Ranulf of Apulia defeats Roger II of Sicily at the Battle of Rignano, securing his position as duke until his death two years later. The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou (replacing his deceased brother King Louis IX of France) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia. Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado. Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios. War of the Fourth Coalition: Convinced that he is facing a much larger force, Prussian General von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrenders the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers. Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria. The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes. World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies. World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Constantine's Triumph: Rome's Turning Point (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    Constantine's Triumph: Rome's Turning Point (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    Oct 29 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (29 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded. Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius. Conradin is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily. First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people. Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Pope Innocent IX is elected. Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa. English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England. The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates the inauguration of Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor). Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Vision of the Cross: Constantine's Conversion (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

    Vision of the Cross: Constantine's Conversion (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
    Oct 27 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (27 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Æthelstan, the first king of all England, dies and is succeeded by his half-brother, Edmund I. Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam. French troops lay siege to Pavia. Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva. Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War. Philadelphia is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament. The French Army enters Berlin, following the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt. United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida. Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be killed. Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers. The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line. Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when a gunman opens fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • Asen & Peter's Uprising: Bulgarian Independence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    Asen & Peter's Uprising: Bulgarian Independence (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    Oct 26 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (26 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor. Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia. Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles. General Enea Silvio Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he dies of the disease soon afterwards. American Revolution: The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia and Mohawks defeat the United States Army in the Battle of the Chateauguay. The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Saints Crispin & Crispinian: Faith Amid Persecution (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

    Saints Crispin & Crispinian: Faith Amid Persecution (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)
    Oct 25 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (25 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II as Caesar of the East Roman Empire. Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum. Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights reconquer Lisbon. Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England, with his lightly armoured infantry and archers, defeats the heavily armoured French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt. Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the West Australian coast. War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre. King George III succeeds to the British throne on the death of his grandfather George II. War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian. Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Vespasian Triumphs: Battle of Bedriacum 69 AD (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

    Vespasian Triumphs: Battle of Bedriacum 69 AD (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
    Oct 24 2024
    A Daily Dose of History (24 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists. The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a retreat to port. Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England. The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War. Poland is completely consumed by Russia, Prussia and Austria. Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow. William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus. Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins