13th century chancellor of Oxford, Thomas de Cantilupe, banned students from carrying arms. At one point he had 20 confiscated bows and swords.
Quote of the Day
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
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~ Aristotle
On This Day
1420Charles VI cedes France to Henry V of England in the Treaty of Troyes after Henry's victory at Agincourt 5 years earlier.
1471Henry VI was murdered in the Tower of London, although the Yorkists claimed he died from displeasure and melancholy.
1991Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a female suicide bomber. His mother, prime minister Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi, had been assassinated in 1984.
