Historical Events

Coronation of King Henry III

1216 Henry III , aged nine, is crowned King of England at Gloucester Cathedral after the death of his father, King John ; a second coronation is held in 1220

1265 Eleanor de Montfort, wife of slain baron rebellion leader Simon de Montfort and sister of King Henry III , leaves England for exile in France after negotiating an end to the siege of Dover Castle [1]

Court Lutenist

1612 British King James I appoints musician Robert Dowland court lutenist

Treaty of Ripon

1640 English King Charles I signs a peace treaty with the Scottish Covenanters, ending the Second Bishops' War

Sense and Sensibility

1811 First known purchase of Jane Austen 's novel "Sense and Sensibility" by the Prince Regent (later George IV), who is a fa

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