Which organisation has been selling racehorses since 1176?
Which organisation has been selling racehorses since 1176? Tattersalls
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July 28 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
July 28 in History 1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. 1571 –…
June 20 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
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June 1 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 1 in History 1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León. 1298 – Residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida.…
May 29 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
May 29 in History 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the…
May 22 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
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May 13 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
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April 20 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
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April 18 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
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March 7- History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
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