AncientPages.com – On 13 May 1568, the Battle of Langside was fought between the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, and those of the Earl of Moray, her half-brother. An oil painting of Mary, Queen of Scots escaping from Lochleven
AncientPages.com – On May 12, 1820, Florence Nightingale, known as the Lady with the Lamp, was born. She was a great person, widely acknowledged as the pioneer of modern nursing; she was also a skilled mathematician. The Lady with the
AncientPages.com – On May 11, 868, the Diamond Sutra was published in northern China. This priceless religious teaching survives as the oldest dated, printed book. The manuscript was one of many other books of great value discovered in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. “Diamond Sutra”
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Fabel is the world’s first licensed archaeology dog. He is a great asset to archaeologists because his sensitive nose can accomplish more than high-tech equipment. The German Shephard can locate human skeletons buried deep underground.
AncientPages.com – On 10th May, 28 BC, astronomers observed a sunspot during the reign of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty, describing it as a black vapor at its center, as large as a coin, and noted that at sunrise
AncientPages.com – Dante Alighieri was born in May (or June) 1265 in Florence, Italy. He was the Florentine writer, Italy’s national poet, best known for his epic poem La Commedia, later titled La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy). Engraving after the fresco in
AncientPages.com – On May 8, 1846, the first battle of the Mexican War was fought at Palo Alto. The Battle of Palo Alto was the first critical engagement of the Mexican-American War. The Mexican army was more significant than the
AncientPages.com – On May 7, 1832, the independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. In May 1832, Lord Palmerston, who took over as British Foreign Secretary and agreed to the Arta-Volos borderline, assembled the London Conference of 1832. “The
AncientPages.com – The city of Rome had not been sacked for several centuries, but on May 6, 1527, it suffered the worst assault it had ever known, far worse than anything at the barbarian migrations. Spanish successes led to the sack
AncientPages.com – On May 5, 1821 – Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte – whose empire covered all of Europe – died in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Bonaparte, born in Corsica, served in the French Revolutionary
AncientPages.com – One of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses took place on May 4, 1471. It was the Battle of Tewkesbury, a historic riverside town in Gloucestershire. The prize for which they were fighting was the Throne of England. Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.
AncientPages.com – On May 3, 752, Bird Jaguar IV (also called Yaxun B’alam IV), a Mayan king from Yaxchilan (modern-day Chiapas), located on the banks of the river Usumacinta, in the west-east of Mexico, assumed the throne. Since 1882 there have been
AncientPages.com – On May 2, 1611, the King James Bible was published for the first time. It was England’s authorized version of the Bible, translated from the original Greek and Hebrew languages into English at the request of King James
AncientPages.com – When the object we now call SN 1006 first appeared on May 1, 1006 AD, it was far brighter than Venus and visible during the daytime for weeks. Chandra’s image of SN 1006. Credits: Chandra/Smithsonian Institute This supernova appeared in
AncientPages.com – Walpurgis Night is a traditional holiday celebrated on April 30 in northern Europe and Scandinavia. This holiday symbolizes spring and has very ancient roots. It came to Sweden from Germany in the Middle Ages. In Sweden, typical holiday activities
AncientPages.com – The Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 is today remembered as a significant event in the history of Scotland. The battle was the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and legendary Scottish hero Sir
