Well, maybe a few things happened!

April 7
On this day in 1199, England's King Richard I, the "Lionhearted," died at age 41. Richard, as one of the three leaders of the Third Crusade, negotiated Christian access to Jerusalem.

April 8
On this day in 1093, the new Winchester Cathedral was dedicated by Walkelin. Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, St. Peter, St. Paul and St. Swithun and is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and center of the Diocese of Winchester.

April 9
On this day in 1761, English divine William Law died.

April 10
On this day in 1905, Joseph Fletcher was born in Newark, New Jersey. Fletcher was an Episcopal priest who founded the theory of situational ethics in the 1960s and was a pioneer in the field of bioethics.

April 11
On this day in 146, Septimius Severus, emperor of Rome from 193 to 211, was born. He persecuted the Christian Church although he had once been friendly to the Christian cause.

April 12
On this day in 1799, the Church Mission Society (formerly Church Missionary Society) was founded in London.

April 13
On this day in 1534, Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, refused to take the oath to the English succession. One year later Henry VIII indicted him for treason and had him beheaded.

April 13
On this day in 1829, English Parliament granted freedom of religion to Roman Catholics in the Emancipation Act and within three weeks the first Roman Catholic was elected to Parliament.