This week in history…
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Our weekly blog focuses mainly on the events that happened in Britain but there are a few international events covered.
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August 11th - 17th
Who is this man? Find out who and why would the world be a different place without his invention in ‘This Week in History’.
June 23rd - 29th
The coronation of this young queen did not go quite as planned, find out why ‘This Week in History’.
April 28th - May 4th
The first UK heart transplant was performed 57 years ago This Week in History…
February 24th - March 2nd
Happy St David’s Day - find out about the patron saint of Wales and other events that happened This Week in History
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…
January 20th - 26th
The first public demonstration of a TV happened this week 98 years ago, it’s come a long way since then. Find out this and more about events from the past This Week in History..
December 9th - 15th
How old was Mary Queen of Scots when she became Queen? FInd out this and more this week in history…
November 18th - 24th
Death of a notorious pirate, but do you know his name? FInd out this and more about this week in history…
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.