It happened today – this day in history – May 8
1360: The Treaty of Brétigny signed by England and France ends the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War. 1521:
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It happened today – this day in history – May 2
1194: Richard I gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 1497: John Cabot’s expedition departs Bristol searching for new lands across
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It happened today – this day in history – May 1
1328: The Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state. 1544: Turkish troops occupy Hungary. 1700:
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It happened today – this day in history – April 27
1124: David I becomes king of Scots. 1296: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England at The Battle
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It happened today – this day in history – April 26
1514: Copernicus makes his first observations of Saturn. 1655: The Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant’s desire to exclude
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It happened today – this day in history – April 25
1284: Birth of Edward II at Caernarfon Castle, Wales. 1599: Oliver Cromwell is born in Huntingdon. 1607: The Dutch fleet
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It happened today – this day in history – April 23
871: Death of Ethelred I, King of Wessex. 1014: King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at Battle of
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It happened today – this day in history – April 21
753BC: Traditional date for when Romulus and Remus founded Rome. 1536: Thomas Cromwell begins to plan Anne Boleyn’s downfall while
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It happened today – this day in history – April 20
1611: First known performance of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the Globe Theatre, London. 1657: Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: The
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It happened today – this day in history – April 19
1770: Captain James Cook first sights Australia. 1775: The American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. 1824: Death of Lord Byron
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