A Daily Dose of History (18 Feb 2026)

Today's historical events:

The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. The Battle of Wesenberg is fought between the Livonian Order and Dovmont of Pskov. Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces. George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London. Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of...