A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Huneric's Religious Persecution in Vandal Kingdom (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Published: February 24, 2026

Duration: 9:48

A Daily Dose of History (24 Feb 2026)

Today's historical events:

King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda. A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia. Coronation of Ferdinand I as the king of Bohemia in Prague. Treaty of Nagyvárad between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and King John Zápolya of Hungary and Croatia. With the pa...