September 23, 1158 - Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany and third son of Henry II, was born.
September 23, 1459 - The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle in the 'Wars of the Roses,' results in a Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians.
September 23, 1909 - French writer Gaston Leroux published The Phantom of the Opera.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
This Day in History...
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plantagenet,
this day in history,
war of the roses
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