In the year 612
In this year Geoffrey of Monmouth states that Dubricius crowned Arthur King of Britain
Off Side!
Henry VIII was the first monarch to play football (soccer) and in 1525 he paid four shillings for a pair of football boots, which is the equivalent today of around £96 ($140). True to form in 1548 he banned football as it incited riots. Nothing changes!
On this day
In the year 1697 George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), died
Today is the Feast of St. Hilary. He was a famous teacher of enlightenment and made Bishop of Poitiers but was banished in 356 by the Emperor Constantius. He was later allowed to returned and died in 368
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