On This Day In History - 28th June
On This Day In History - 28th June. 28th June 1461, King Edward IV of England, perhaps, because , well, he may not have been legitimate, was crowned King of England. Edward IV became the first Yorkist King of England. That's a mix between a chocolate bar and a small terrier dog. There were constant rumours throughout his reign of his maybe perhaps not so much father wasn't actually his father. Edward was tall and Daddy was not. Yep, that's good enough for me. 28th June 1491, King Henry-of-the-many-numbers(8) of England, was born . And born without any numbers, as his brother, Arthur, was meant to be king. An unfortunate early death for Henry's big brother allowed Henry to jump to the head of the queue and become heir to the throne. As well as the crown that was meant for his brother, Henry also took his wife, Catherine of Aragon. Keeping it in the family. 28th June 1645, during the English Civil war ( read about t...