Marj Rahit 684: Umayyad Triumph & Political Shift (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Marj Rahit 684: Umayyad Triumph & Political Shift (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones August 18, 2026 Duration: 9:02
A Daily Dose of History (18 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Marj Rahit: Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria. The Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle is fought to a draw between the French army and the Flemish militias. The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces. The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I. Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics. John White, the governor of the Roanoke Colony, returns from a supply trip to England and finds his settlement deserted. The trial of the Pendle witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begins at Lancaster Assizes. Urbain Grandier, accused and convicted of sorcery, is burned alive in Loudun, France. The city of Shamakhi in Safavid Shirvan is sacked. A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. The Senate of Finland is established in the Grand Duchy of Finland after the official adoption of the Statute of the Government Council by Tsar Alexander I of Russia. Major Gordon Laing becomes the first non-Muslim to enter Timbuktu. 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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