AncientPages.com – On November 10, 1150, the Scottish Dryburgh Abbey was founded, and it is believed that construction works continued for most of the following century. Dryburgh Abbey, located near Dryburgh on the banks of the River Tweed, is perhaps the
AncientPages.com – On 9 November 1729, the Treaty of Seville was signed between Great Britain, France, and Spain, concluding the Anglo-Spanish War (1727). Preliminary discussions had already taken place between Britain and Spain at the Convention of Pardo and the Congress
AncientPages.com – On November 8, 1519, Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador, entered Tenochtitlán, the capital of the Aztec Empire. Cortés led an expedition that contributed much to the fall of the Aztec Empire. During the march through Mexico, Cortés encountered a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The earliest rulers of the long-lasting civilization of Egypt were called “The followers of Horus.” At the beginning of its long history, Egypt was united when an Upper Egyptian kingdom seized Lower Egypt in the
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Thor was a very popular deity, particularly in Iceland and the western part of Norway; several complex rituals related to him existed, and when Christianity began to spread in these parts of Europe, it was
AncientPages.com – On November 7, 1492, the Ensisheim meteorite was observed to fall in a wheat field outside the walled town of Ensisheim in then Alsace, Further Austria (now France). It was a stony, triangular-shaped meteorite weighing 127 kilograms. The
AncientPages.com – On November 6, 1217, the Charter of the Forest was first issued at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, as a complementary charter to the Magna Carta from which it had evolved. The document was later reissued in 1225. Charter of the Forest,
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – History is full of terrible battle accounts, bloodthirsty warriors, ruthless kings, and queens always seeking more power and territory. However, the ancient people who once lived at Wupatki were different. Representing many other cultures, they
AncientPages.com – On November 5, 1867, was born George Andrew Reisner an American archaeologist of Ancient Egypt and Palestine. George Andrew Reisner was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1889, Reisner was the head football coach at Purdue University, coaching for one
AncientPages.com – On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings. The tomb was intact and packed with antiquities, including Tut’s world-famous golden mask. King Tut’s golden mask. Credit: Mark Fischer –
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – He kept the true purpose of his expedition confidential. Until this day many people still do not know what kind of inner force drove him on such a risky journey. Only he knew what had to
AncientPages.com – On November 3, 1492, the Peace of Etaples was signed in Étaples (northern France) between the kings Charles VIII Valois of France and Henry VII Tudor of England. The Treaty served to end an English invasion of France, launched
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – People who visit Scotland often ask where they can find the mysterious and beautiful village of Brigadoon. It’s a place where the passing of a century seems no longer than one night. The village is
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Palnatoke was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the Island of Fyn. According to the Jómsvíkinga saga, Palnatoke founded the Brotherhood of Jomsvikings and established its laws, although there is no evidence to support this
AncientPages.com – On November 2, 1950, died George Bernard Shaw. He was an Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist who strongly influenced Western cultural and political life. George Bernard Shaw at his country home in Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, Eng., 1946. Image
AncientPages.com – On November 1, 1512, the Sistine Chapel’s beautiful ceiling was shown to the public for the first time. The ceiling was commissioned by Pope Julius II and painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. Image credit: Antoine Taveneaux – CC BY-SA
