This week in history…
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Our weekly blog focuses mainly on the events that happened in Britain but there are a few international events covered.
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March 6th - 12th
Let’s hope the snow set to hit us this week isn’t as bad as the snowstorm that hit Britain on 9th March 1891…
February 6th - 12th
“It was not a good week in history to be of royal blood what with one murder, two executions and two deaths one of which could possibly have been avoided if it weren’t for those meddling doctors…”
December 12th - 18th
“The first airplane took flight, and the first transatlantic radio signal was sent from England to Canada this week in history…”
December 5th - 11th
“A thick smog, a great storm, and a surprise attack all happened this week in history…”
October 10th - 16th
A boy for Henry VIII; the Mary Rose sees daylight once more; the Houses of Parliament catch fire; and the most famous battle in English history took place this week…
September 5th - 11th
“Royal births, deaths, marriages, and coronations seem to be the focus this week in history…”
August 29th - September 4th
There is a focus on ships and boats this week in history; battles at sea, sinking at sea, collision on the Thames, and even a formal surrender on board a ship…but also not forgetting the Great Fire of London, and a busy week for Cromwell…
August 15th - 21st
Henry is friends with the Pope; a world war comes to an end; Pilgrims set off for a New World; India is free; a massacre occurs in Manchester; and a telegraph across the Atlantic takes 16 hours…
July 25th - 31st
A popular week for a royal wedding - three of them Tudor weddings and one a little more recent…
July 18th - 24th
Jews forced to leave England, French invade England, England takes Stirling Castle and gives back Independence to India, a Queen is forced to abdicate, the Pope's power is revoked, a King loses his ship, and man walks on the moon...What a busy week in history!
June 13th - 19th
“A week with a strong focus on democracy (and the odd battle); the Peasant’s Revolt, the Battle of Naseby, the end of the Falklands War, victory at Waterloo, and the signing of the Magna Carta…”
May 9th - 15th
“A royal reward; a life-saving vaccine; exiled to Australia; a terrible defeat; and two assassination attempts in one day... Want to find out more? Read on...”