1629 - Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven year period known as the Personal Rule (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The French Huguenots, by Peter Hammond
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Charles I and the Scotch-Irish, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 1,
Charles I: Tyrant and Oppressor, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 2,
Charles I: Tyrant and Revolutionary, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 3,
Charles I and the Westminster Assembly, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 4
Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, by Joe Morecraft III, Part 5
1762 - French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Killing God's Saints for Worship: Soul and King Louis XIV, by Keith Dewell
The Colonial Wars of America and Providential Significance, by Historian Bill Potter
1940 - Chuck Norris, American actor, producer and martial artist is born (Source)
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