1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by drawing and quarteringDrawing and quartering was part of the penalty anciently ordained in England for treason. It is considered by many to be the epitome of "cruel" punishment and was reserved for traitors because treason was deemed more heinous than murder and other capital
1574Events April 14 Battle of Mookerheyde. Spanish forces under Sancho de Avila defeat the rebel forces of Louis of Nassau. Louis is killed. May 30 On the death of King Charles IX of France, he is succeeded by his brother King Henry of Poland, who becomes Kin - Siege of LeidenLeiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. It forms one urban area with Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp and Voorschoten. It is located on the Old Rhine, close to the cities of The Hague and Haarlem lifted by the Watergeuzen - foundation of the first DutchDutch redirects here. For other uses, see Dutch (disambiguation). The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy. It is located in northwestern Europe and borders the North Sea, Belgium university
1712Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. Introduced Protestant faith in Switzerland. Thomas Newcomen builds the first piston-operated steam engine at Tipton, Staffordshire, UK. Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700- 1721) War of - Duke of MontroseThe title of Duke of Montrose was created in the peerage of Scotland in 1488 for David Lindsay. It was forefited, and then returned but only for the period of the holder's lifetime. Thus, it was not inherited. The title was bestowed anew in 1707, again in issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor