Battle of the Standard: Scotland vs. England (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones
August 22, 20237m 54s
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Show Notes
A Daily Dose of History (22 Aug 2023)
Today's historical events:
- Battle of the Standard between Scotland and England.
- The Battle of Bosworth Field, the death of Richard III and the end of the House of Plantagenet.
- Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.
- Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.
- Charles I raises his standard in Nottingham, which marks the beginning of the English Civil War.
- Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
- Spanish troops land on Sardinia.
- James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
- British forces abandon the Siege of Fort Stanwix after hearing rumors of Continental Army reinforcements.
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