Months Past

The parliament of Kilkenny, which passed the eponymous Statute, opened on 18 February 1366.

José Guadalupe Posada, who produced over 20,000 engravings during his career, was born on 2 February 1852.

Camillo Agrippa, author of Trattato di scientia d’arme, died on 1 January 1600.

Sentenced on charges of corruption on 27 January 1302, Dante Alighieri never saw the city again.

The Pope, in a bull of 22 November 1903, ended the use of the male singers in the Sistine Chapel, who had previously dominated men’s opera.

The women’s army, regarded as superior to its male counterpart, last saw action at Cana on 4 November 1892.

Edith Lanchester was abducted and committed on 25 October 1895, causing a national outcry.

After the death of Harold on 14 October 1066, Edgar Ætheling’s claim to the throne gained support.