On This Day in History: March 19 In 1077 the Norman monk Gundulf was consecrated as Bishop of Rochester. As chief engineer to William the Conqueror, he later oversaw the construction of Rochester Castle and the White Tower of the Tower of London. In 1644, when the dynasty was near its collapse, 200 members of…
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Historical Events on Feb 27
On This Day in History: February 27 On this day in 1623, the tragic Amboyna Massacre took place, when the Dutch killed ten Englishmen, ten Japanese and one Portuguese, accusing them of plotting to take over their fort on the island of Ambon, now part of modern-day Indonesia. In 1678, the Earl of Shaftesbury was…