Dark Chapter: King Egica's Anti-Jewish Edict (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (09 Nov 2024) Today's historical events: At the Seventeenth Council of Toledo, Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery. The Treaty of Aberconwy, a humiliating settlement forced on Llywelyn ap Gruffudd by King Edward I of England, brings a temporary end to the Welsh Wars. Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf. At the Battle of Posada, Basarab I of Wallachia defeats the Hungarian army of Charles I Robert. Ulrich II, Count of Celje, last ruler of the County of Cilli, is assassinated in Belgrade. More than 50 people are sentenced and executed in the Stockholm Bloodbath. Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter. The synagogue of Judah HeHasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem. Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville. American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter. Foundation of the Dublin Society of United Irishmen. Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Coup of 18 Brumaire ending the Directory government, and becoming First Consul of the successor Consulate Government. 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