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06 Mar
The Capture of Château Gaillard
- 6th March 1204 -
Built in a single year, 1197-98, by Richard I, the Lionheart, Château Gaillard was one of the strongest and most up-to-date castles of its age. The word Gaillard itself means strong and...
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on the execution of King Charles I
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09 Feb
- The Burial of Charles I -
On the night of 9thFebruary 1649 Charles I was buried in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. The commission set up to try the monarch refused permission for him to be buried in Westminster Abbey so he was laid to rest in...
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on the execution
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30 Jan
The Execution of Charles I
- January 30th 1649 -
It was a bitterly cold Tuesday, 30th January. A scaffold had been erected in Whitehall. The platform had been covered with a black cloth. A block stood in the middle. This was the block on...
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on the Bayeux Tapestry
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28 Sep
William, Duke of Normandy, Lands at Pevensey
- 28thSeptember 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 England...
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on on the Norman Invasion
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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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