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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November 7th - 13th
“The Berlin wall topples; Vikings are massacred on St Brice’s Day; Jacobites march into England; Rupert Bear makes an entrance; and Peace is declared following four years of fighting…”
August 8th - 14th
“A second atomic bomb; a stolen Stone; victorious Vikings; Britain declares war; Macbeth kills King Duncan; and Pakistan becomes a country...It was a very busy week in history! ”
May 2nd - 8th
“A week of great things: peace in Europe, a victorious Alfred, a new tunnel, a new heart, a new record, a new King, a new Parliament, a solo flight to Australia, and the first female Prime Minister…”