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Blackleaf · 02-10-2008, 14:48 PM

On this day (10th February) in 1355, the St Scholastica Day riot takes place in Oxford, England. Around 93 people were killed in the riots. What caused the riots? A dispute about beer in The Swindlestock Tavern!

Though they aren't the worst riots England as ever experienced - the worst ever were the Gordon Riots of June 1780 in London in which 285 people were killed and Newgate Gaol was burnt town and the prisoners freed.

The St. Scholastica Day riot of February 10, 1355, is one of the notorious events in the history of Oxford. Following a dispute about beer in The Swindlestock Tavern (now the site of the Abbey Bank on Carfax) between townspeople and two students of the University of Oxford, the insults that were exchanged grew into armed clashes between locals and students over the next two days which left 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead. The scholars were eventually routed.

The dispute was eventually settled in favour of the university when a special charter was created. Annually thereafter, on February 10, the town mayor and councillors had to march bareheaded through the streets and pay to the university a fine of one penny for every scholar killed. The penance ended 440 years later, in 1825 when the mayor of the time refused to take part.

Also on this day:

1542 - Queen Catherine Howard of England is confined in the Tower of London to be executed three days later for treason (adultery).

1567 - An explosion destroys the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley is found strangled, in what many believe to be an assassination.

1763 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.

1840 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

1846 - First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon - British defeat Sikhs in final battle of the war

1863 - The world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City.

wikipedia.org

dave lukins · 02-10-2008, 19:50 PM

"On this day (10th February) in 1355, the St Scholastica Day riot takes place in Oxford, England. Around 93 people were killed in the riots. What caused the riots? A dispute about beer in The Swindlestock Tavern!

Not suprised, have you ever tasted their bitter...

**Parihaka** · 03-26-2008, 18:11 PM

Thought I'd revive this old thread and (apologies to Kansas Bear) merge the two threads together

**Parihaka** · 03-26-2008, 18:13 PM

1979: Israel and Egypt shake hands on peace deal

Quote:

Israel and Egypt have ended 30 years of war with an historic peace treaty brokered by the United States.

The ceremony on the White House lawn in Washington was broadcast live on television. The two leaders sealed the deal with a firm handshake, watched by a smiling President Jimmy Carter.

Both President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, described the ceremony as an "historic turning point".

We must not minimalise the obstacles that lie ahead

US President Jimmy Carter
Mr Sadat praised President Carter as "the man who performed the miracle".

"Without exaggeration," he said, "what he did constitutes one of the greatest achievements of our time".

Mr Carter, however, was more cautious, saying the treaty was "a first step on a long and difficult road."

"We must not minimalise the obstacles that lie ahead," he said.

Deep divisions between the two sides remain, and even in their speeches following the ceremony the two presidents revealed how far there is still to go.

Mr Begin spoke emotionally of how the city of Jerusalem could never be divided; while Mr Sadat was unreservedly frank about the question of Palestinian autonomy.

News of the signing ceremony was greeted with angry demonstrations throughout the Arab world. Crowds stormed the Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait, and there was a strike in the West Bank.

The PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, told a rally in West Beirut: "Let them sign what they like. False peace will not last."

He accused President Sadat of betraying the Egyptian people, and said they would eventually eliminate him.

The normally moderate King Hussein of Jordan has now joined President Assad of Syria and President Hassen al Bakr of Iraq in calling a summit conference of opponents of the treaty.

Egypt is thought likely to be expelled from the Arab League as a symbolic gesture of anger at the decision to go it alone in negotiating peace with Israel.

Even in the West, the response to the treaty has been lukewarm. A statement from the nine European Community nations praised the efforts of President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to make peace.

But, in a comment bound to anger the Israelis, it added that a settlement could only happen if the Palestinian people were given a homeland.

T_igger_cs_30 · 03-26-2008, 18:21 PM

03/26/1910
US forbid immigration to criminals, anarchists, paupers and the sick

How the world changes.

03/26/1915
Stanley Cup: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Ottawa Senators

Nothing changes

03/26/1936
1st parliamentary debate on NZ radio

Al I could find Pari

Blackleaf · 07-02-2008, 14:55 PM

On this day (2nd July) in 1644, the Battle of Marston Moor, during the English Civil War, took place.

The battle was a decisive Parliamentarian victory against the Royalists.

Marston Moor was one of THIRTY NINE battles of the first English Civil War of 1642-1646.

BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR, 2ND JULY 1644 (English Civil War)

BELLIGERENTS

Parliamentarians (Roundheads) VS Royalists (Cavaliers)

PARLIAMENTARIAN COMMANDERS

Earl of Leven; Earl of Manchester; Lord Fairfax

ROYALIST COMMANDERS

Prince Rupert; Marquess of Newcastle,

PARLIAMENTARIAN ARMY STRENGTH

22,500+:
7,000+ horse,
500+ dragoons,
15,000+ foot,
30 - 40 guns

ROYALIST ARMY STRENGTH

17,000:
6,000 horse,
11,000 foot,
14 guns

PARLIAMENTARIAN CASUALTIES

300 killed

ROYALIST CASUALTIES

4,000 killed,
1,500 prisoners

The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on July 2, 1644, during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven and the Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle.

During the summer of 1644, the Covenanters and Parliamentarians had been besieging York which was defended by the Marquess of Newcastle. Prince Rupert had gathered an army which marched through the northwest of England to relieve the city, gathering fresh recruits on the way. The convergence of these forces made the ensuing battle the largest of the Civil Wars.

On July 1, Rupert had outmanoeuvred the Scots and Parliamentarians to relieve the city. The next day, he sought battle with them, even though he was outnumbered. He was dissuaded from attacking immediately, and during the day both sides gathered their full strength on Marston Moor, an expanse of wild meadow west of York. Towards evening, the Scots and Parliamentarians themselves launched a surprise attack. After a confused fight lasting two hours, Parliamentarian cavalry under Oliver Cromwell routed the Royalist cavalry from the field and annihilated the remaining Royalist infantry.

After their defeat the Royalists effectively abandoned the north of England. Not only did they lose much of the manpower from the counties which were strongly Royalist in sympathy, and access to the continent of Europe through the ports on the North Sea coast, but they were then restricted to Wales and the southwest of England. Although they partially retrieved their fortunes with victories later in the year in the south of England, the loss of the north was to prove a fatal handicap the next year, when they tried unsuccessfully to link up with the Scottish Royalists under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose.

wikipedia.org

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02-10-2008, 14:48 PM	#196 (permalink)
Blackleaf Regular Join Date: 05-02-05 Location: Britain Posts: 71	On this day (10th February) in 1355, the St Scholastica Day riot takes place in Oxford, England. Around 93 people were killed in the riots. What caused the riots? A dispute about beer in The Swindlestock Tavern! Though they aren't the worst riots England as ever experienced - the worst ever were the Gordon Riots of June 1780 in London in which 285 people were killed and Newgate Gaol was burnt town and the prisoners freed. The St. Scholastica Day riot of February 10, 1355, is one of the notorious events in the history of Oxford. Following a dispute about beer in The Swindlestock Tavern (now the site of the Abbey Bank on Carfax) between townspeople and two students of the University of Oxford, the insults that were exchanged grew into armed clashes between locals and students over the next two days which left 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead. The scholars were eventually routed. The dispute was eventually settled in favour of the university when a special charter was created. Annually thereafter, on February 10, the town mayor and councillors had to march bareheaded through the streets and pay to the university a fine of one penny for every scholar killed. The penance ended 440 years later, in 1825 when the mayor of the time refused to take part. Also on this day: 1542 - Queen Catherine Howard of England is confined in the Tower of London to be executed three days later for treason (adultery). 1567 - An explosion destroys the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Darnley is found strangled, in what many believe to be an assassination. 1763 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. 1840 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 1846 - First Anglo-Sikh War: Battle of Sobraon - British defeat Sikhs in final battle of the war 1863 - The world-famous dwarfs General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren get married in New York City. wikipedia.org

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07-02-2008, 14:55 PM	#201 (permalink)
Blackleaf Regular Join Date: 05-02-05 Location: Britain Posts: 71	On this day (2nd July) in 1644, the Battle of Marston Moor, during the English Civil War, took place. The battle was a decisive Parliamentarian victory against the Royalists. Marston Moor was one of THIRTY NINE battles of the first English Civil War of 1642-1646. BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR, 2ND JULY 1644 (English Civil War) BELLIGERENTS Parliamentarians (Roundheads) VS Royalists (Cavaliers) PARLIAMENTARIAN COMMANDERS Earl of Leven; Earl of Manchester; Lord Fairfax ROYALIST COMMANDERS Prince Rupert; Marquess of Newcastle, PARLIAMENTARIAN ARMY STRENGTH 22,500+: 7,000+ horse, 500+ dragoons, 15,000+ foot, 30 - 40 guns ROYALIST ARMY STRENGTH 17,000: 6,000 horse, 11,000 foot, 14 guns PARLIAMENTARIAN CASUALTIES 300 killed ROYALIST CASUALTIES 4,000 killed, 1,500 prisoners The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on July 2, 1644, during the First English Civil War of 1642–1646. The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven and the Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle. During the summer of 1644, the Covenanters and Parliamentarians had been besieging York which was defended by the Marquess of Newcastle. Prince Rupert had gathered an army which marched through the northwest of England to relieve the city, gathering fresh recruits on the way. The convergence of these forces made the ensuing battle the largest of the Civil Wars. On July 1, Rupert had outmanoeuvred the Scots and Parliamentarians to relieve the city. The next day, he sought battle with them, even though he was outnumbered. He was dissuaded from attacking immediately, and during the day both sides gathered their full strength on Marston Moor, an expanse of wild meadow west of York. Towards evening, the Scots and Parliamentarians themselves launched a surprise attack. After a confused fight lasting two hours, Parliamentarian cavalry under Oliver Cromwell routed the Royalist cavalry from the field and annihilated the remaining Royalist infantry. After their defeat the Royalists effectively abandoned the north of England. Not only did they lose much of the manpower from the counties which were strongly Royalist in sympathy, and access to the continent of Europe through the ports on the North Sea coast, but they were then restricted to Wales and the southwest of England. Although they partially retrieved their fortunes with victories later in the year in the south of England, the loss of the north was to prove a fatal handicap the next year, when they tried unsuccessfully to link up with the Scottish Royalists under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose. wikipedia.org

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