Isabella & Mortimer Regency: Edward III's Reign (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (01 Feb 2026) Today's historical events: The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia). The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized. French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano. Slavery is abolished in Mauritius. American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later. Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices