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July 02, 2025
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1489: Thomas Cranmer, Henry VIII’s first reformed Archbishop of Canterbury, was born. He was responsible for the Book of Common Prayer in 1549.
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1644: The Battle of Marston Moor took place, in which Cromwell’s roundheads defeated Prince Rupert’s cavaliers and left at least 3,000 dead. One of the fatalities was Rupert’s poodle Boye, which he took everywhere with him.
1850: Robert Peel, Tory prime minister (twice) and founder of the police force, died in London after a riding accident.
1865: The Salvation Army was founded by William Booth, with a revival meeting at London's Whitechapel
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