This Week In History
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09 Feb
On the night of 9th February 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 the Henry VIII vault. His son,...
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06 Feb
February 1st 1587
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots
With a heavy heart Elizabeth I signed the death warrant of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1st 1587. After the Babington Plot to assassinate her, in which...
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06 Jan
January is a time of new beginnings and starts. It is perhaps worth remembering why the month is so called. All the months of our calendar come from Roman times before Christ. January itself is named after Janus the God of beginnings and...
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21 Jan 2015
Squaducation presents 60 second histories. A new and thought-provoking way to engage and support history topics across KS1, KS2 & KS3 – in the classroom, through video.
The culmination of 9 months hard work has resulted in our new website which...