Video: 'Julius Caesar: the Ides of March'

(March 15, 44 B.C.) — Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated today near the Theatre of Pompey by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius.

Video: 'Lady Jane Grey - Historical Controversy'

(Monday, February 12, 1554) — Lady Jane Grey, who’d claimed the throne of England for nine days, and her husband, Guildford Dudley, were beheaded today after being condemned for high treason.

Video: 'THE BATTLE OF FLODDEN'

(Friday, September 9, 1513) — English forces defeated Scottish invaders in the Battle of Flodden Field; more than 15,000 men were believed killed, including the King of Scots, James IV.

Video: 'A Shakespeare Experience in London'

(Tuesday, June 29, 1613) — London’s original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, was destroyed today by a fire sparked by a cannon shot during a performance of “Henry VIII.” No fatalities were reported.

(Friday, March 5, 1512) — Cartographer Gerardus Mercator, creator of the Mercator Projection map of the world, was born today in Rupelmonde in the Hapsburg County of Flanders, Holy Roman Empire.