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2689 Bruxelles
__NOTOC__ Year 689 (Roman numerals, DCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 689 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars, Byzantine–Bulgarian War: Emperor Justinian II defeats the Bulgars of Macedonia (region), Macedonia and recaptures Thessaloniki, Thessalonica, the second most important Byzantine Empire, Byzantine city in Europe. He resettles the subdued Slavs in Anatolia (modern Turkey), where they are required to provide 30,000 men to the Byzantine army. Europe * Battle of Coronate: The Lombards under King Cunipert defeat the army of Duke Alahis, at the Adda River, Italy, River Adda (Lombardy). He executes the rebel leaders; Alahis is captured and his head and legs are cut off.Hodgkin, Thomas (1895). "Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pershore Abbey 3a
Pershore is a market town in the Wychavon district in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. The town is part of the West Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency), West Worcestershire parliamentary constituency. At the 2011 UK census, census, the population was 7,125. The town is best known for Pershore Abbey, Pershore College (now a campus of Warwickshire College) and plums grown locally. Pershore is situated on the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon, west of Evesham, Worcestershire, Evesham and east of Upton-upon-Severn in the Vale of Evesham, a district rich in fruit and vegetable production. History The town contains much elegant Georgian architecture. In 1964 the Council for British Archaeology included Pershore in its list of 51 British "Gem Towns" worthy of special consideration for historic preservation, and it has been listed as an outstanding conservation area. Parts of Pershore Abbey, the abbey, which stand in an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
