Macbeth's Rise: Scottish History Turning Point (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History
- Published
- August 14, 2026
- Duration
- 10:17
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- Last updated
- Aug 19, 2026
Discusses A Daily Dose of History (14 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: King Duncan I is killed in battle a…
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A Daily Dose of History (14 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland. Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. After…
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A Daily Dose of History (14 Aug 2026) Today's historical events: King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland. Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. After tricking the Venetian galley fleet into sailing east to the Levant, the Genoese capture an entire Venetian trade convoy at the Battle of Sasen