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on the execution of Charles I
date:
30 Jan
On the night of 9th February 1649, King Charles I was buried in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. He should have been buried in Westminster Abbey but permission was refused by the commission who tried him for treason, so he was laid to rest in St...
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on the Norman invasion
date:
28 Sep
William, Duke of Normandy, Lands at Pevensey
- 28th September 1066 -
In history certain ‘inevitabilities’ are fashioned from events that happened some time ago due to the vagaries of hindsight and knowledge. William’s conquering of...
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on the Battle for Stamford Bridge
date:
20 Sep
The Battle of Fulford
- 20thSeptember 1066 -
The Norman invasion is a pivotal and much studied event in European history. Many have heard the story of Harold Godwinson attempting to defend England from invasions on two fronts, Harald...
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on the Magna Carta over 150 years earlier
date:
12 Jun
The Peasants’ Revolt Reaches London
- June 12th1381 -
In 1990 much of Britain was erupting in violence as the full impact of the hated Poll Tax was taking effect. Police were fighting running battles with rioters in Trafalgar Square as...
date:
27 May
The Crowning of King John
- May 27th1199 in Westminster Abbey -
After the death of his popular brother, Richard I, on April 6th in France from injuries sustained from a crossbow bolt, John quickly seized the treasury at Chinon. He had...
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