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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April 11th - 17th
What a week! It kicks off with a disaster in space, followed by a massacre in India, then a battle between a king and his cousins, the sinking of a ship, and a fight for the throne. It finally ends with a story fit for a king!
March 28th - April 3rd
“Seems like a good week to invade, raid, and lay seige - Vikings in Paris, English in Scotland, and Argentinians in the Falklands…”