Historical Events

King Henry VI Restored

1470 Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England returns to the English throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle

Coronation of Henry VII

1485 Henry VII of England crowned at Westminster Abbey

Heath Granted the Bahamas

1629 King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath

1697 The Holy Roman Empire joins England, Spain, and the Dutch Republic to sign the Treaty of Ryswick with France, ending the Nine Years' War

1739 Great Britain declares war on Spain: War of Jenkins' Ear [NS=Oct 19]

Cook Arrives in Cape Town

1772 Captain James Cook arrives with ship HMS Resolution in Cape Town, South Africa

1886 Great Britain and Germany agree on boundaries in East Africa

Mashonaland

1888 Ndebele King Lobengula grants Cecil Rh

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