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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June 1st - 7th
Find out why the late Queen Elizabeth II is featured ‘This Week in History’.
May 4th - 10th
Who was this warrior king? Find out who he was and why he features ‘This Week in History’.
October 13th - 19th
Who is this famous Scotsman and what did he achieve? Find out ‘This Week in History’?
July 7th - 13th
Which Roman leader wanted to become King of Rome? Find out ‘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’.
June 2nd - 8th
Queen ELizabeth II was crowned on this day, find out which year in ‘This Week in History’