- On August 22, 1138 The Battle of the Standard was fought. The battle was fought as part of King David’s support for Matilda, a claimant of the English throne. David had already twice invaded England in support of Matilda, and had twice between repulsed by forces loyal to the English King Stephen. This time he was to be no more successful as local English militias halted his army’s progress in Yorkshire. These militia forces marched under the banners of the patron saints of their towns, known as standards, and these gave their name to the battle.
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MURDER AT SMITHFIELD
On this day 22nd August 1305 William Wallace was brought to London Arriving late at night he was held captive in a house in Fenchurch street London. Normally prisoners of The Westminster Imperialists would be held in the Tower of London but not in Wallaces case. The following morning he was taken to Westminster Hall for a Quick Kangaroo Court Trial after which he was stripped naked & tied to a sledge. He was dragged through the streets of London all the way from Westminster to Smithfield where he was Hung Drawn & Quartered on the 23rd August 1305.
(James Scott)
- 1893 American short-story writer and poet Dorothy Parker, who was especially known for her wit, was born.
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