• Saints Crispin & Crispinian: Faith Amid Persecution (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

  • Oct 25 2024
  • Length: 8 mins
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Saints Crispin & Crispinian: Faith Amid Persecution (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

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  • 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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