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"Lord Sidney Osborne, writing to Mrs. Leigh, said that if Byron had never written a line in his life, he had done enough, during the last six months in Greece, to immortalise his name." Hobhouse, 1824

"Lord Sidney Osborne, writing to Mrs. Leigh, said that if Byron had never written a line in his life, he had done enough, during the last six months in Greece, to immortalise his name."

Hobhouse, 1824
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#Otd 1228 Frederick II, the Holy Roman Emperor, arrives in Acre. He begins the Sixth Crusade, which was a relatively peaceful affair, proving that - even in the olden days - people knew the value of diplomacy. It ends with a treaty and the Kingdom of Jerusalem is restored.

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#Otd 1560 The very mysterious and potentially opportunistic death of Amy (Robsart) Dudley. She falls down the stairs and breaks her neck when no one is around... Meaning her husband Robert is now available for Queen Elizabeth.

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#Otd 1297 William Wallace has his greatest victory in the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Using the landscape and architecture to their advantage, the Scots defeated the English and wiped out more than half their infantry. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

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William Wallace has his greatest victory in the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Using the landscape and architecture to their advantage, the Scots defeated the English and wiped out more than half their infantry.
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#Otd 490 BC The assumed date of the Battle of Marathon. Yes, the Greeks won and the Persians lost, but all we really remember is that some guy called Pheidippides ran all the way to Sparta and then Athens and then died. For some reason, people still want to run marathons.

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#Otd 1475 The birth of Cesare Borgia - a rather unsavoury individual who is believed to be the greatest inspiration for Machiavelli's "Prince". His success was a great example of not *what* you know but *who* you know.

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#Otd 1440 The arrest of Gilles de Rais. He is one of the earliest recorded serial killers, accused of murdering more than 140 children. There remains a dispute over whether or not he actually killed them all, but he was undoubtedly a very unpleasant individual.

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#Otd 1400 A massive day in Welsh history as Owain Glyndลตr is declared Prince of Wales. The English (naturally given to sticking their oar in) can't be doing with it, but then: no one asked for their opinion anyway! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

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๐Ÿš€ The Monday Caption Competition Some of you may know that Adobe is now riddled with AI images and it's getting harder and harder to find artwork. If you're an artist and would like to take part, please send your pics! You'll be fully credited on all platforms!

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Tell us your best ghost story, Writers. If you think you've got a potentially prize-winning tale of paranormal events, we want to read them for this year's #Christmas ghost story anthology. Check all our Ts&Cs and how to enter our #Competition here: crowvus.com/competition ๐Ÿ‘ป

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#Otd 1577 Henry III signs the Treaty of Bergerac, bringing a settlement with the Huguenots. This is another step on the slippery slope of religious faction friction which will also result in his assassination 12 years later. It had shockingly little to do with John Nettles. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท