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1525
The Darien Scheme Clay Lane

The Parliament of Scotland tried to liberate itself from London’s strangling single market.

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1526
The Day London Bridge Fell Down Snorro Sturluson

In 1014, Norwegian prince Olaf Haraldsson sailed to the aid of King Ethelred the Unready in his struggle with the Danes.

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1527
The Day of ‘No’ Clay Lane

On October 28th, 1940, the Kingdom of Greece surprised everyone by refusing to become part of the German war machine.

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1528
The Day of Resurrection St John Damascene

An eighth-century hymn of the Greek Church, for Easter Day

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1529
The Death of Baldur Snorro Sturluson

Baldur was the toast of Valhalla, but Loki was determined to take him down.

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1530
The Death of Julius Caesar Plutarch

When Julius Caesar entered the Senate that day, a note warning him of treachery was clutched in his hand — unread.

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