Historical Highlights

Historical Highlights connected with today’s date, June 15th.

1. On 15 June 1808, Joseph Bonaparte became King of…
   • Italy
   • Spain
   • The Two Sicilies
2. Today in 1215, King John of England placed his seal on a charter of liberty and political rights. What is this charter known as?
   • Domesday Charter
   • Magna Carta
   • Reculver Charter
3. On 15 June 1864, the creation of a national cemetery on the former Arlington Estate was authorised by the US Quartermaster General Montgomery Meigs. Who previously owned this estate?
   • Jefferson Davies, President of the Confederate States
   • Robert E. Lee, Confederate General-in-Chief
   • Thomas Jonathan ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, Confederate General
4. Henry Fitzroy, born on this day in 1519, was the illegitimate son of which English king?
   • Edward V
   • Henry VII
   • Henry VIII
5. On 15 June 1888, a crown prince became emperor, making 1888 the Year of the Three Emperors. Which empire had its Year of the Three Emperors in 1888?
   • Austro-Hungarian Empire
   • German Empire
   • Russian Empire

Good luck! I will post the answers later today.