Byzantine Triumph: Battle of Levounion (+ 9 more historical events on this day!)

About this episode

This episode covers significant historical events that occurred on April 29, including the Battle of Levounion and the arrival of Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans.

A Daily Dose of History (29 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.[citation needed] Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and becomes its vassal. Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile. Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås. French king Louis XIII names Cardinal Richelieu chief minister of France. French forces commence the siege of Quebec which is held by the British. James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names. American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique. The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Amalia Dupray, Montgomery Jones

Topics covered

• Byzantine history
• military battles
• historical events
• Joan of Arc
• exploration
• political history

Keywords

• Byzantine Empire
• Joan of Arc
• Battle of Levounion
• historical events
• military history
• exploration
• Cardinal Richelieu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kingdom of Castile, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Cardinal Richelieu, British, French

Places: Gran Canaria, Quebec, Australia

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