8th July - On This Day In History
On This Day In History - 8th July 8th July 975, Edgar the Peaceful, King of England, died. Ironically, despite his name, his rule of England was anything but peaceful. In fact, it was full of conflict and murder, death, kills. But, there was also pancakes. 8th July 1099, during the First Crusade, 15,000 starving Christian soldiers marched around Jerusalem in a religious procession whilst the Muslim defenders look on. "What the heck are they doing?" "Protesting, I guess?" "At what?" "Something to do with the corruption in the professional game of soccer, I think." "We should join them. That's a pretty serious and just cause." 8th July 1859, King Charles XV & IV becomes king of Sweden and Norway. Yep, you're wondering the same thing as I am. Is he Charles XV or IV? Or are there two of them? He is Charles XV of Sweden, and Charles IV of Norway. However, then it gets comp...