June 1
987: Hugh
Capet was elected King of France making him the first of the Capetians. During this period, power lay with the nobles
and the leaders of the Church. Among
other things this meant that the kings were unable to do anything t…
May 31
1279 BCE:
Ramses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. If you
accept the contention that Moses lived from 1391–1271 BCE, Ramses would be the
Pharaoh who came to power after the Exodus. During his reign he reasserted
Eg…
May 28
408: Emperor
Theodosius issued a decree restricting Jewish activities related to Purim. Specifically, he banned the burning of
Haman’s effigy because early Christians felt the Jews were mocking the
Crucifixion of Jesus
1247: “Pope
Innoce…
May 24
1218: The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
The driving forces behind the crusade were two Popes who broke new ground in
the mistreatment of the Jews – Innocent III and his successor, Honorius
III. One of their mo…
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