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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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! ”
June 6th - 12th
D-Day, the Great Plague, and Vikings raiding Lindisfarne - this week in history was full of major events…
April 18th - 24th
“A week of new things - a new museum, a new war, a new city, a new king, and a new Republic…”
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…”