EVENTS

1303: Pope Boniface Arrested
In the ongoing struggle between Pope and King, Philip IV ("the Fair") of France had Pope Boniface VIII seized at his palace at Anagni. When popular support for the pope was evident, he was quickly freed, but he died soon thereafter.

WHO WAS BORN

1533: Queen Elizabeth I
The birth of a daughter was a setback to King Henry VIII in his quest for an heir, and a serious blow to his wife Anne Boleyn.

But Elizabeth would succeed in keeping England together through some of its most difficult times.

 

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