Today in Medieval History
On this day, September 29th, in medieval history:
- 1227 - Pope Gregory IX excommunicates the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
- 1364- The Battle of Auray: English forces, under the command of John Chandos, defeat the French for control of Brittany, ending the Breton War of Succession
Filed under: Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on September 29th, 2009
It’s now October 2nd–Richard III–our maligned king’s b’day.
Happy late birthday to Richard!
What a good day this was - both items appear in writing projects of mine! The Battle of Auray is referenced in my short story Bisclavert, and Frederick II is the subject of a novel that I was working on a couple of years ago!
Mark, do you have a copy of Bisclavert available to read?