A Daily Dose of History (22 Jan 2026)

Today's historical events:

Eight-month-old Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing. The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya. The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Myanmar. The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last R...