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In 1311, Lincoln cathedral is completed, in the process becoming the tallest structure in the world, surpassing the Great Pyramid at Giza, which had held the record for 4000 years!
In 1337
Start of the hundred years war (actually lasted 116 years)
Marco Polo returns to Venice from travelling in China
Not sure that it is for me, but will keep plodding away!
As of yesterday 665km or miles should have been achieved. I have managed 317km so far due to illness, but getting back to it, gradually.
So 1704 left. In 1704 English and Dutch troops captured Gibraltar from Spain.
1224km to go for me - In 1224, the university of Naples was founded.
1666 as not a good year if you lived in London. The Great Plague of '65-'66 came to an end, not before around 25% of London's population died, although the city only numbered around 400, 000 at the time. Later in the year The Great Fire took hold, with 13,000 properties being destroyed, including the original St. Paul's cathedral; fortunately only six people lost their lives.
861 miles to date so 1160 to go.
In 1160
Land at Miholjanec is donated to the Knights Templar and they build a monastery, the earliest mention of the Templars in Croatia and Hungary.
In 1016 - three different rulers of England - Aethelred the Unready, Edmund Ironside, Cnut.
452 km run, so 1569 to go. In 1569 there was a major uprising in the north of England with the aim of deposing the Protestant Elizabeth l and putting Catholic Mary Queen of Scots on the throne.
In 1537 Jane Seymour presents Henry Vlll with his longed for male heir, Edward; sadly Jane died 12 days later following child birth complications.
916 gold is 22 carat gold, 916 denotes the purity. 91.6 grams of pure gold in 100 grams.
In 1481 a major earthquake hit Rhodes, with 30,000 casualties.
in the year 1232 John Blund was elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
1001 miles done so 1020 to go
In 1001
Vikings led by Leif Erikson establish settlements in North America, Highland Park produce a very nice whiskey in his honor
In 1050
The brewery of Weltenburg Abbey is founded making it one of the oldest still operating breweries in the world
1497 was the year that both Amerigo Vespucci and Vasco da Gama set off on important voyages of discovery to the New World and the first sea journey to India, respectively. Also, two Cornish Rebellions take place.
In 899
King Alfred the Great dies after a 28 year reign
The Volvo 850 was Volvos executive car of the mid 90s, it replaced the 240 and it’s successor was the S70.
Just 619k completed, so 1402 to go.
In 1402 the English Parliament made it illegal for the Welsh to gather together, obtain office, carry arms or live in an English town. Any Englishman marrying a Welsh woman came under the same laws.
In 1253
Henry III meets with noblemen and the church to reaffirm the validity of the Magna Carta.
On July 1st, 1874, the Remington 1, the first commercially successful typewriter first went on sale.
DR, I guess it is pretty hot at the moment! Hope that you will be able to play catch up in the near future.
As for me, no chance of catching up. 711 km completed, only, due to illness and injury. That means 1310 to go.
711, or 7-eleven, is a chain of convenience stores in the US.
Alehouse, still low to mid 40s during the day, ran at 0800 today and it was 36 degrees, looking forward to the winter!
I still haven’t left the UAE due COVID, but might make it home to Ireland in December for a short break.
In 1372
The city of Aachen in Germany starts adding a Roman numeral Anno Domini date to some of its coins, the first city in the world to do so.