Synopsis
An 'on this day in history' podcast, with a new episode every single day. Written and presented by Scott Allsop, creator of the award-winning www.mrallsophistory.com
Episodes
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![31st May 1669: Samuel Pepys writes the final entry of his famous diary that records the period of the Restoration]()
31st May 1669: Samuel Pepys writes the final entry of his famous diary that records the period of the Restoration
31/05/2023Pepys had begun writing his diary in January 1660. Since being published in 1825 it has become an important source for historians studying the period of the Restoration. He stopped writing due to a fear that constant writing by candlelight was damaging his ...
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![30th May 1381: Outbreak of the Peasants’ Revolt in England]()
30th May 1381: Outbreak of the Peasants’ Revolt in England
30/05/2023The Peasants’ Revolt was triggered when John Bampton arrived in Essex to investigate non-payment of the poll ...
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![29th May 1453: Sultan Mehmed II conquers Constantinople and defeats the Byzantine Empire]()
29th May 1453: Sultan Mehmed II conquers Constantinople and defeats the Byzantine Empire
29/05/2023The troops of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II successfully took control of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine ...
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![28th May 585 BCE: Eclipse of Thales ends the Battle of Halys between Media and Lydia]()
28th May 585 BCE: Eclipse of Thales ends the Battle of Halys between Media and Lydia
28/05/2023A solar eclipse during the Battle of Halys led to a truce between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia, making it the earliest historical event that can be precisely ...
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![27th May 1199: King John of England crowned at Westminster Abbey in London]()
27th May 1199: King John of England crowned at Westminster Abbey in London
27/05/2023John ruled for seventeen years before contracting dysentery while in Kings Lynn, an illness from which he later ...
