Heliopolis 640 AD: Arab Triumph in Byzantine Wars (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Heliopolis 640 AD: Arab Triumph in Byzantine Wars (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones July 6, 2025 Duration: 10:19
A Daily Dose of History (06 Jul 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt). Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania. Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death. Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor. Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake. (See Deaths section.) A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey. Richard III is crowned King of England. Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River. First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League. Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England. King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again. The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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