Death of Anselm - Archbishop of Canterbury Saint Anselm of Canterbury was an Italian medieval philosopher, theologian, and church official… Read More
Death of Henry VII, England's first Tudor King Henry VII is known for being the first Tudor King, and for… Read More
Tomb of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth of York, lie in a vault… Read More
DEATH OF MARK TWAIN Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur,… Read More
Marie Antoinette leaves Vienna for Versailles On 21st April 1770, a procession passed by the imperial summer palace of Schönbrunn.… Read More
The Pendle Witches: How a Nine-Year-Old Girl Sentenced Her Family to Death On the 18 August 1612, a bustling courtroom… Read More
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PRINCESS HELENA The birth of Princess Helena Augusta Victoria at Buckingham Palace, London, on 25th May 1846, was a traumatic… Read More
Edward comes from the Anglo-Saxon name Eadweard, which means wealth (Ead) and protector (Weard). England, or parts of it, has… Read More
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