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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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…”
January 30th - February 5th
“Death of the English monarchy; how to escape execution by Guy Fawkes; and a funeral fit for a Queen all occurred this week in history…”
January 16th - 22nd
“A French king is executed, and an English king goes on trial for treason and other high crimes this week in history…”
December 12th - 18th
“The first airplane took flight, and the first transatlantic radio signal was sent from England to Canada this week in history…”
November 21st - 27th
“A new type of Parliament; a new way of thinking about evolution; and a new way to sharpen your pencils all appear this week in history…”
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…
June 27th - July 3rd
“A week of new things coming into force - Votes for Women, 999 emergency number, SOS distress signal, Tower Bridge opens, laws to stop young children working … and colour TV makes an appearance for the first time…”
June 20th - 26th
It’s all about the kings this week in history, especially Edwards and Richards…
February 28th - March 6th
“A week about Wales - their patron saint; new English laws; and a fatal daring escape from the Tower of London…” Valentinian I, Saint David, Gruffydd ap Llywelyn Fawr, King Robert II, Queen Victoria, Roderick Maclean, King Edward I, The Statute of Rhuddlan, Alexander Graham Bell, RNLI, Forth Bridge, King Henry II, Flora MacDonald, John of Gaunt, Aspirin, Michelangelo