THIS WEEK IN HISTORY  MAY 13-19 | 13 1515 Mary, sister of King Henry VIII of England, widow of King Louis XII of France, marries Charles, Duke of Suffolk, against her brother's wishes, in France 1191 Richard I of England and King Guy of Jerusalem attack Cyprus 1568 Battle of Langside; forces of MQOS & Bothwell soundly trounced 1607 English land to found Jamestown, Virginia Colony | | 14 1170 "The Young King", Henry, crowned king in his father's lifetime, a Capetian custom adopted by the English, to insure an uninterrupted succession 1264 Battle of Lewes; Henry III trounced by forces of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester 1587 James VI, King of Scots, invites his nobles to a banquet at Holyrood, to try to persuade them to keep the King's Peace with each other | | 15 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell 1213 John names Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury 1536 Trials of Anne & George Boleyn for treason 1602 Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold 1702 War of Spanish Succession, 1st American conflict between England & France | | 16 1532 Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England | | 17 1215 The Barons of England march on John "Lackland," King of England 1242 The landing of Henry III, King of England, in France, to assert his claim to the French Throne 1532 James V, King of Scotland, founds the Institute of Justice 
1536 George Boleyn, Henry Norreys, William Brereton,Francis Weston, & Mark Smeaton, alleged paramours of Anne Boleyn, executed | | 18 1152 Marriage of Henry II, King of England, to Eleanor of Aquitaine at the church of Saint-Pierre at Poitiers 1514 Marriage of Francis I, King of France, to Claude, daughter of Louis XII 1306 Pope Clement V excommunicates Robert I, "the Bruce," King of Scots 1536 Anne Boleyn's execution postponed a day waiting on the French swordsman 1631 1st accredited colonial election in America - John Winthrop is chosen Governor of Massachusetts | | 19 1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, executed on Tower Green | WATCH THIS PAGE FOR WEEKLY CHANGES! WEBSET © FOREVER AMBER |
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