History Fun Facts for October 11th
HISTORICAL FUN FACTS for OCTOBER 11th On This Day in History in 1582, still nothing happened in Portugal, Italy, Spain and Poland, thanks to that bloke, Greg. On This Day in 1649, Oliver Cromwell proved once again what un utter git he was at the Sack of Wexford. Oliver-The-Git took his New Model Army to Ireland and stormed Wexford. Whilst the Commander of the Wexford Garrison, David Sinnot, tried to negotiate a surrender, Oliver Cromwell stormed the town and slaughtered over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians, burning the town and harbour to the ground. On This Day in History in 1727, George II and Caroline of Ansbach were crowned King and Queen of Great Briton. It was love at first sight. Really, it actually was love, not the norm when it came to Royal marriages at the time. Most were arranged for political unions. However, George's father, the previous King George, first of his ...