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…
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 21st - 27th
Three new kings; the death of a queen and a burial fit for a king; the abolition of the slave trade; and a national lockdown… Find out what happened this week in history
March 7th - 13th
“A week of major events: the first signs of WW2; a revolution began in Russia; bombers attacked Tokyo causing utter devastation; and a fatal storm hit Britain; but at least Sunday was declared a day of rest!”