A Daily Dose of History (17 May 2025)
Today's historical events:
Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive.
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.
Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.
The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
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