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Post by sullyo on Oct 25, 2008 13:09:25 GMT
1415 The battle of Agincourt took place at which Henry V's heavily outnumbered English army defeated the French.
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Post by sullyo on Oct 11, 2008 19:06:42 GMT
1521 Pope Leo X conferred the title "Defender of the Faith" on King Henry VIII. 1982 The "Mary Rose" flagship of King Henry VIII, is raised from the river solent.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 29, 2008 20:02:49 GMT
1066 William the Conqueror landed in Pevensey, Sussex, England.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 23, 2008 19:17:42 GMT
1951 Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace for news of King George VI following an operation to remove part of his lung.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 21, 2008 15:23:36 GMT
1792 France was declared a Republic and the Monarchy was abolished.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 15, 2008 14:24:19 GMT
1984 Prince Harry (son of Charles Prince of Wales) was born.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 14, 2008 13:45:06 GMT
Thanks ibelieveinfairytales! and congratulations to you to !
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Post by sullyo on Sept 14, 2008 13:42:41 GMT
1981 A teenage boy who fired blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II is jailed for five years. 1982 Princess Grace of Monaco dies of injuries she sustained in a car crash near Monte Carlo.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 9, 2008 13:39:09 GMT
1513 The Battle of Flodden Field was fought in Northumberland, in which King James IV OF Scotland was killed by English troops under Thomas Howard.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 7, 2008 20:10:10 GMT
1533 The future Queen Elizabeth I of England was born.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 5, 2008 14:41:12 GMT
1979 The funeral service for Lord Mountbatten took place at Westminster Abbey.
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Post by sullyo on Sept 1, 2008 20:06:13 GMT
1969 King Idris of Libya was deposed.
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Post by sullyo on Aug 31, 2008 22:16:57 GMT
1422 King Henry V of England died in Vincennes, France,from Dysentery. 1989 A statement from Buckingham Palace confirmed that Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips were to seperate after 16 years of marriage. 1997 Diana , Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris.
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Post by sullyo on Aug 30, 2008 20:40:28 GMT
1968 The funeral took place of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.
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Post by sullyo on Aug 22, 2008 14:08:13 GMT
1485 King Richard III was killed as he vainly tried to reach the usurper Henry Tudor at the battle of Bosworth field. 1642 The Civil War in England began.
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