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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January 19th - 25th
Who is this famous couple and why do they feature ‘This Week in History?’
November 24th - 30th
This King of England features twice ‘This Week in History’. Do you know who he is and which two events feature him?
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..