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
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?