Events on 23 October 52
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The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theoderic the Great, discharges Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.
Year 1086
At the Battle of Sagrajas, the army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI.
Year 1157
The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the civil war in Denmark. King Sweyn III is killed and Valdemar I restores the country.
Year 1295
The first treaty forming the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France against England is signed in Paris.
Year 1641
Irish Catholic gentry from Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics.
Year 1694
British/American colonial forces, led by Sir William Phips, fail to seize Quebec from the French.
Year 1739
War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.
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