This week in history…

Want to find out what happened this week in history? Click on the week you’re interested in and read the events that happened in years gone by.

Our weekly blog focuses mainly on the events that happened in Britain but there are a few international events covered.

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November 3rd - 9th
Histominoes Histominoes

November 3rd - 9th

Why do we remember the 5th of November? Find out here in ‘This Week in History’.

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September 15th - 21st
Histominoes Histominoes

September 15th - 21st

Foolish or brave? Find out how this man helped the world know what was going on behind Nazi Concentration Camp gates in ‘This Week in History’.

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August 18th -24th
Histominoes Histominoes

August 18th -24th

What grisly fate befell this man? Find out ‘This Week in History’…

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June 23rd - 29th
Histominoes Histominoes

June 23rd - 29th

The coronation of this young queen did not go quite as planned, find out why ‘This Week in History’.

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April 14th- 20th
Histominoes Histominoes

April 14th- 20th

Find out why Bonnie PRince Charlei features ‘This Week in History’…

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January 27th - February 2nd
Histominoes Histominoes

January 27th - February 2nd

Eighty years ago the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps were fully realised when Auschwitz was liberated. Find out this and other events that happened This Week in History…

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November 4th - 10th
Histominoes Histominoes

November 4th - 10th

Remember, remember, the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot….. learn more about this day and other events that happened this week in history.

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