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 10th - 16th
How old will our king be this week? Can you work it out from ‘This Week in History’?
October 13th - 19th
Who is this famous Scotsman and what did he achieve? Find out ‘This Week in History’?
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’.
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’.
July 28th - August 3rd
Did this king die by accident or was it murder Find out more ‘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 21st - 27th
The beginning of the Holocaust and the end of Apartheid in South Africa are featured This Week in History…
