EVENTS
1265: First English Parliament begins
Simon
de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester, called into session the
first English Parliament at the Palace
of Westminster.
1649: King Charles I brought to trial
After his eventual defeat in the civil war and his surrender to
authorities of Parliament, Charles
was brought before a special court of 67 judges. His behavior was
calm and dignified throughout the trial, wherein he objected three
times to the court's authority. Unfortunately, his cogent arguments
had no effect, and he was sentenced to death.
WHO DIED
473: St. Euthymius the Great
Euthymius
was a humble abbot in Palestine whose miraculous cure of a Saracen
chief made him uncomfortably famous.
842: Theophilus
Theophilus became emperor of the Eastern Roman empire (Byzantium)
in 829, a time when the empire was beset by Arab invasions. He
promoted the ongoing rebirth of learning, and was the last emperor to
advocate Iconoclasm.
