May 9th, 1671: Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal England's Crown
Jewels from the Tower of London.
May 11th, 1310: 54 members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France,
accused of being heretics.
May 12th, 1264: The Battle of Lewes, between King Henry III of England and the rebel Simon
de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, begins.
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