Rise of Henry the Fowler: Medieval Germany's Turning Point (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (24 May 2025) Today's historical events: The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral. The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign. Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards murder five incarcerated Swedish nobles. Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. One hundred-five English settlers under the leadership of Captain Christopher Newport established the colony called Jamestown at the mouth of the James River on the Virginia coast, the first permanent English colony in America. The Protestant Union is formally dissolved. Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance. The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum. The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics. John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins. South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator"). 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