19 Historians Share Important Events That Most People Don’t Know About

by Irvi Torremoro

5.

The fall of the Byzantine or (Eastern Roman) Empire. If the Turks hadn’t invaded, thousands of scholars, engineers, and artisans would have never fled the city to Italy (mainly Venice). Without the diaspora, the Renaissance might have either never happened or been delayed, and there may have never been an Enlightenment or the Industrial Revolution.

6.

The assassination of Urien Rheged. 6th century Britain, Urien lead a coalition which almost drove the angles from Britain. He had them bottled up on Lindisfarne when he was assassinated at the behest of one of his allies, Morgant Bwlch. Had he lived and succeeded there may never have been an England or a British Empire.

7.

The defeat of the Ottoman Empire at Vienna and then later at Lepanto are two really important ones as they stopped them possibly conquering massive parts of Europe

8.

The Mongol Eruption, which led to the end of the Islamic golden age and spread the plague to Europe.

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.