On this date, September 4th, in medieval history:
- 476 – Odoacer deposes Romulus Augustulus, last Roman Emperor of the Western Empire.
- 1241 – Alexander III, King of Scotland, is born.
- 1346 – King Edward of England and the Black Prince lay siege to Calais; Bernard Cornwell describes this battle in his historical fiction novel Vagabond, the second novel in the Grail Quest series.
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