Scottish Monarchy Transition: Máel Coluim's Legacy Lives On (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (25 Nov 2023) Today's historical events: Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethóc and Crínán of Dunkeld, inherits the throne. The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England. King Minkhaung I becomes king of Ava. Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England. The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada. Portuguese conquest of Goa: Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seize Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule. The Cudgel War begins in Finland (at the time part of Sweden), when peasants rebel against the imposition of taxes by the nobility. A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people. 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