This week in history…
Want to find out what happened this week in history? Click on the week you’re interested in and read the events that happened in years gone by.
Our weekly blog focuses mainly on the events that happened in Britain but there are a few international events covered.
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October 21st - 27th
Beware of drinking hot chocolate whilst sitting on the toilet… find out more this week in history.
September 23rd - 29th
From King Harold and William the Conqueror to Bobbies on the beat find out what happened on the last week of September in years gone by...
January 9th - 15th
A week of first: the first plane to fly 1lm, the first income tax, the first London Underground railway line, the first national lottery, the first visitors to the British Museum…