Historical Events

King's Papal Dispute Escalates

1207 King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Pope's choice of Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton

Peasants' Revolt Leader Hanged

1381 John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of Richard II of England

1815 First flat horse race held at English race track Cheltenham on Nottingham Hill

1840 Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia sign Quadruple Alliance

1856 Natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony

1880 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Reigning champion John Hartley beats Herbert Lawford 6-3, 2, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

1884 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 4 consecutive Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; beats Herbert Lawford 6-0, 6-4, 9-7

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