Second Council of Constantinople: Christological Controversies (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (05 May 2026) Today's historical events: The Second Council of Constantinople begins. Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the Magna Carta. On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown. Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa. King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament. Cromwell's Act of Grace, aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in Edinburgh. Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg. In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614. Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. 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