In 1576, the Bishop of London threatened to deal with puritans by sending them to 'Lancashire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, and such like barbarous places'.
Fact of the Day
Quote of the Day
"What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried?
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~ Abraham Lincoln
On This Day
1397 Geoffrey Chaucer told The Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II.
1521 Martin Luther's trial began during the Diet of Worms over his 95 Theses. When asked about his teachings, he asked for time to reflect and was given a day to think.