October 30, 1460 - Henry VI is again King of England after the Earl of Warwick defeats the Yorkists. He wouldn't remain king for more than a few months.
October 30, 1485 - Henry VII is officially crowned King of England.
October 30, 1938 - Orson Welles's radio broadcast of H.G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds" causing panic in the US. Many thought the broadcast was real.
October 30, 1944 - Anne Frank and her sister Margot are transported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
October 31, 1795 - English romantic poet John Keats was born.
November 1, 1396 - Richard II and Isabella of France married in France.
November 1, 1604 - Shakespeare's Othello is presented for the first time at Whitehall.
November 1, 1611 - Shakespeare's The Tempest is presented for the first time at Whitehall.
November 1, 1765 - The British government enacts the Stamp Act.
November 1, 1894 - Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Czar of Russia upon the death of his father Alexander III.
November 2, 1083 – Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy.
November 2, 1160 – Henry the Young King, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Marguerite of France, daughter of King Louis VII, were married in Normandy.
November 2, 1483 – Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason by Richard III.
November 3, 1783 - Highwayman John Austin is the last person to be publicly hanged at Tyburn in London.
November 4, 1470 - Edward V, son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, is born in sanctuary at Westminster Abbey.
November 5, 1605 - Guy Fawkes was arrested when his plan to blow up Parliament and James I was discovered.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
This Day in History...
October 1, 1207 - The future Henry III was born to King John and his wife Isabella.
October 1, 1935 - Actress and singer Julie Andrews was born.
October 1, 1947 - Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremburg Trials.
October 1, 1935 - Actress and singer Julie Andrews was born.
October 1, 1947 - Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremburg Trials.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
This Day in History...
September 29, 1328 – Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II was born. She would be called the "Fair Maid of Kent" during her life.
September 29, 1399 - Richard II was the first English monarch to abdicate. He was replaced by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV.
September 29, 1938 - England, France, Germany and Italy signed the Munich Pact in which the Sudetenland was given to Nazi Germany. In return, Hitler promised not to make any further territorial demands in Europe.
September 29, 1399 - Richard II was the first English monarch to abdicate. He was replaced by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, who became Henry IV.
September 29, 1938 - England, France, Germany and Italy signed the Munich Pact in which the Sudetenland was given to Nazi Germany. In return, Hitler promised not to make any further territorial demands in Europe.
Monday, September 13, 2010
This Day in History...
September 13, 122 - Work begins on Hadrian's Wall.
September 13, 1410 – Isabella of Valois, second wife of Richard II, died in France.
September 13, 1475 - Cesare Borgia is born.
September 13, 1520 - William Cecil, Elizabeth I's closest and dearest adviser, was born.
September 13, 1940 - A German bomb fell on Buckingham Palace while George VI is in residence.
September 13, 1410 – Isabella of Valois, second wife of Richard II, died in France.
September 13, 1475 - Cesare Borgia is born.
September 13, 1520 - William Cecil, Elizabeth I's closest and dearest adviser, was born.
September 13, 1940 - A German bomb fell on Buckingham Palace while George VI is in residence.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
This Day in History...
September 2, 31 BC - Octavius Caesar, the future Emperor Augustus, defeated Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium.
September 2, 1348 - Joan, daughter of Edward III, died of the plague on her way to marry the Infante Pedro of Castile. She was buried in France.
September 2, 1666 - The Great Fire of London began in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane. It rapidly ended up destroying most of London's buildings and houses. This was the end of medieval London (and the end of thatch covered roofs in the city).
September 2, 1752 - The Julian calendar was used in Britain and the Colonies 'officially' for the last time. The following day became 14th September in the Gregorian calendar.
September 2, 1945 - World War II officially ended with the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
September 2, 1348 - Joan, daughter of Edward III, died of the plague on her way to marry the Infante Pedro of Castile. She was buried in France.
September 2, 1666 - The Great Fire of London began in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane. It rapidly ended up destroying most of London's buildings and houses. This was the end of medieval London (and the end of thatch covered roofs in the city).
September 2, 1752 - The Julian calendar was used in Britain and the Colonies 'officially' for the last time. The following day became 14th September in the Gregorian calendar.
September 2, 1945 - World War II officially ended with the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
This Day in History...
September 1, 1159 - The only Englishman to ever hold the position, Pope Adrian IV (Nicholas Breakspeare) died.
September 1, 1939 - At dawn on Germany invaded Poland and bombed Warsaw, beginning World War II.
September 1, 1939 - At dawn on Germany invaded Poland and bombed Warsaw, beginning World War II.
Monday, August 23, 2010
This Day in History...
August 23, 1305 - William Wallace is executed by Edward I for treason. He was hanged, beheaded, and quartered in London. Afterward his body parts were displayed in different cities as a deterrent to other would be "rebels" against the King.
August 23, 1775 - George III declared that the American colonies were in an open and declared state of rebellion.
August 23, 1914 -The Battle of Mons - the first major battle of World War I.
August 23, 1940 - The German Luftwaffe began night bombing London (the London Blitz).
August 23, 1775 - George III declared that the American colonies were in an open and declared state of rebellion.
August 23, 1914 -The Battle of Mons - the first major battle of World War I.
August 23, 1940 - The German Luftwaffe began night bombing London (the London Blitz).
Friday, August 20, 2010
This Day in History...
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August 20, 1866 - President Andrew Johnson declares that the Civil War is officially over.
August 20, 1940 - Churchill gives his famous "The Few" speech to the House of Commons.
August 20, 1866 - President Andrew Johnson declares that the Civil War is officially over.
August 20, 1940 - Churchill gives his famous "The Few" speech to the House of Commons.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
This Day in History...
August 14, 1040 - Duncan I of Scotland was supposedly murdered by Macbeth, who then became king. He ruled Scotland for 17 years before Duncan's heir killed him.
August 14, 1479 - Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, was born.
August 14, 1941 - The last execution at the Tower took place.
August 14, 1945 - Japan finally agrees to the terms of surrender and World War II ends.
August 14, 1479 - Catherine of York, daughter of Edward IV, was born.
August 14, 1941 - The last execution at the Tower took place.
August 14, 1945 - Japan finally agrees to the terms of surrender and World War II ends.
Monday, August 9, 2010
This Day in History...
August 9, 1173 - Construction started on the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa (the Leaning Tower of Pisa). It would be over 200 years before it was completed.
August 9, 1854 - Henry David Thoreau published Walden.
August 9, 1902 - Edward VII is finally crowned King of England after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. The coronation was delayed six weeks due to his emergency appendectomy.
August 9, 1945 - The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
August 9, 1854 - Henry David Thoreau published Walden.
August 9, 1902 - Edward VII is finally crowned King of England after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. The coronation was delayed six weeks due to his emergency appendectomy.
August 9, 1945 - The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
Friday, August 6, 2010
This Day in History...
August 6, 1195 - Henry the Lion of Saxony dies. He was the husband of Matilda, daughter of Henry II of England.
August 6, 1623 - Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare's wife, died.
August 6, 1809 - Alfred Tennyson, famous English poet, was born.
August 6, 1945 - B-52 bomber "Enola Gay" dropped the first ever atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
August 6, 1623 - Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare's wife, died.
August 6, 1809 - Alfred Tennyson, famous English poet, was born.
August 6, 1945 - B-52 bomber "Enola Gay" dropped the first ever atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
This Day in History...
August 4, 1265 - Simon de Montfort was defeated and his body mutilated at the Battle of Evesham. The Royalist forces were led by the future King Edward I.August 4, 1792 - The English poet Percy Shelley was born.
August 4, 1944 - After an anonymous tip, Anne Frank and her family are discovered in their annex and arrested.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
This Day in History...
August 1, 1402 - Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, son of Edward III, died at Kings Langley.
August 1, 1492 - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain drive the Jews out of their country.
August 1, 1714 - Queen Anne died at Kensington Palace. George, the first of the Hanover monarchs, succeeds her as George I.
August 1, 1944 - Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary.
August 1, 1492 - Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain drive the Jews out of their country.
August 1, 1714 - Queen Anne died at Kensington Palace. George, the first of the Hanover monarchs, succeeds her as George I.
August 1, 1944 - Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
This Day in History...
July 22, 1210 - Joan, daughter of King John, is born at Gloucester.
July 22, 1298 - For the first time, the English used longbows in battle when Edward I defeated William Wallace and the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk.
July 22, 1478 - Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, was born. He would eventually become the husband of Queen Juana of Castile (Katherine of Aragon's sister).
July 22, 1587 - A second group of colonists arrive on Roanoke Island to re-establish the deserted colony.
July 22, 1942 - The deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins.
July 22, 1298 - For the first time, the English used longbows in battle when Edward I defeated William Wallace and the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk.
July 22, 1478 - Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy, was born. He would eventually become the husband of Queen Juana of Castile (Katherine of Aragon's sister).
July 22, 1587 - A second group of colonists arrive on Roanoke Island to re-establish the deserted colony.
July 22, 1942 - The deportation of Jews from the Warsaw ghetto begins.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
This Day in History...
July 21, 1403 - Henry IV defeats rebels lead by Henry Percy (Hotspur) at the Battle of Shrewsbury.
July 21, 1831 – Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, uncle of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, becomes King of the Belgians. He was instrumental in bringing Victoria and Albert together.
July 21, 1861 - The first major battle of the Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run, begins and ends with a Confederate victory.
July 21 - 1944 -Claus von Stauffenburg and fellow conspirators are executed in Berlin for the plot to kill Hitler.
July 21, 1831 – Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, uncle of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, becomes King of the Belgians. He was instrumental in bringing Victoria and Albert together.
July 21, 1861 - The first major battle of the Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run, begins and ends with a Confederate victory.
July 21 - 1944 -Claus von Stauffenburg and fellow conspirators are executed in Berlin for the plot to kill Hitler.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
This Day in History...
July 20, 356 BC - Alexander the Great is born.
July 20, 1304 - Edward I takes control of Scotland's Stirling Castle.
July 20, 1398 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March died. For a short time he was Richard II's acknowledged heir to the throne.
July 20, 1524 - Queen Claude of France, first wife of Francis I and eldest daughter of Louis XII, died.
July 20, 1944 - Hitler manages to survive another assassination attempt (code named Valkyrie) inside his Wolf's Lair bunker, this one lead by Claus von Stauffenburg. It was planned by the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi regime.
July 20, 1944 - FDR wins the Democratic nomination for President for an amazing 4th (and final) time.
July 20, 1304 - Edward I takes control of Scotland's Stirling Castle.
July 20, 1398 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March died. For a short time he was Richard II's acknowledged heir to the throne.
July 20, 1524 - Queen Claude of France, first wife of Francis I and eldest daughter of Louis XII, died.
July 20, 1944 - Hitler manages to survive another assassination attempt (code named Valkyrie) inside his Wolf's Lair bunker, this one lead by Claus von Stauffenburg. It was planned by the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi regime.
July 20, 1944 - FDR wins the Democratic nomination for President for an amazing 4th (and final) time.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
This Day in History...
July 10, 138 - Roman Emperor Hadrian, who ordered the building of a wall across northern England to keep out the 'barbarian Scottish tribes,' died.
July 10, 1040 - Hoping to force her husband the Earl of Mercia to lower taxes, Lady Godiva rode naked on horseback through the streets of Coventry.
July 10, 1460 - At the Battle of Northampton Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians and captured Henry VI.
July 10, 1553 – Lady Jane Grey is officially proclaimed Queen of England, beginning her reign as the "The Nine Days' Queen."
July 10, 1940 - The Battle of Britain, a series of German bombing raids, began. It would last three and a half months.
Monday, June 21, 2010
This Day in History...
June 21, 1221 – Joan, daughter of King John, is married to King Alexander of Scotland.
June 21, 1377 - Edward III died at Sheen Palace. He is buried at Westminster Abbey. Since his son Edward, the Black Prince, died before he did, his grandson Richard became king.
June 21, 1942 - The Battle of Okinawa finally ends.
June 21, 1982 - Princess Diana gives birth to Prince William.
June 21, 1377 - Edward III died at Sheen Palace. He is buried at Westminster Abbey. Since his son Edward, the Black Prince, died before he did, his grandson Richard became king.
June 21, 1942 - The Battle of Okinawa finally ends.
June 21, 1982 - Princess Diana gives birth to Prince William.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
This Day in History...
June 1, 1533 - Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen of England.
June 1, 1943 - The Germans shot down British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay, killing actor Leslie Howard (he played Ashley in Gone With the Wind) .
June 1, 1943 - The Germans shot down British Overseas Airways Corporation Flight 777 over the Bay of Biscay, killing actor Leslie Howard (he played Ashley in Gone With the Wind) .
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
This Day in History...
May 26, 604 - St Augustine, the first archbishop of Canterbury died.
May 26, 1670 - Charles II and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, ending hostilities between England and France.
May 26, 1896 - Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia.
May 26, 1940 - Allied forces began a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
May 26, 1670 - Charles II and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, ending hostilities between England and France.
May 26, 1896 - Nicholas II becomes Tsar of Russia.
May 26, 1940 - Allied forces began a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
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