JUNE 13

823:
Birthdate of Charles the Bald, who as Holy Roman Emperor refused to comply with
anti-Semitic edicts of Amulo, the Archbishop of Lyon.  In doing so, Charles was following in the
footsteps of his grandfather Charlemagne who had also re…

JUNE 11

1509:  Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and
Katherine of Aragon. Before marrying Henry, the Spanish made him promise that
he would never permit Jews to live in his Kingdom.  Henry agreed which was no big deal at the
time since …

JUNE 11

1509:  Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and
Katherine of Aragon. Before marrying Henry, the Spanish made him promise that
he would never permit Jews to live in his Kingdom.  Henry agreed which was no big deal at the
time since …

June 3

350:  Roman usurper
Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor,
entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. The Constantinian Dynasty
took its name from its most famous member, Constantine I, the Empe…

June 2 

876 BCE (28 Iyar
2884): This is the traditional date of death of Samuel, prophet and priest
(born 2832).

455:  The Vandals
entered Rome and plundered the city.  Among the treasures they took with
them were the spoils of the Se…