Arbogast's Manipulation: Rise and Fall of Eugenius (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (22 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England. The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet. Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy. Fettmilch Uprising: Jews are expelled from Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire, following the plundering of the Judengasse. Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers. Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War. Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America. Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais. Spanish troops land on Sardinia. James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales. British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements. Beginning of the Haitian Slave Revolution in Saint-Domingue, Haiti. 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