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Post by sullyo on Jun 27, 2010 11:13:41 GMT
1746 After his defeat at the battle of Culloden, Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped to Skye disguised as an Irish maid.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 28, 2010 10:01:55 GMT
1838 Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminister Abbey, London.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 29, 2010 15:28:50 GMT
1620 King James I of England banned the growing of tobacco.
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Post by sullyo on Jun 30, 2010 9:49:51 GMT
1520 Montezuma II, the last Aztec ruler, was killed in Mexico during the Spanish conquest .
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Post by sullyo on Jul 1, 2010 9:47:29 GMT
1961 Diana Spencer (future Princess of Wales) was born.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 4, 2010 9:17:40 GMT
1942 Prince Michael of Kent was born (Cousin of Queen Elizabeth II).
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Post by sullyo on Jul 6, 2010 12:15:43 GMT
1189 King Henry II of England died. 1553 King Edward VI of England died.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 7, 2010 15:40:55 GMT
1307 King Edward I died on his way to Scotland to fight Robert the Bruce.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 8, 2010 12:07:50 GMT
1972 The Duke of Gloucester married Birgitte Van Deurs.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 9, 2010 10:08:26 GMT
1982 A man broke into Buckingham Palace and spent ten minutes talking to Queen Elizabeth II in her bedroom.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 10, 2010 10:05:09 GMT
1553 Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen of England at the age of 16.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 12, 2010 9:52:26 GMT
1543 King Henry VIII married Catherine Parr, his sixth and last wife.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 13, 2010 10:05:17 GMT
1837 Queen Victoria became the first Monarch to live in Buckingham Palace, London.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 14, 2010 9:39:59 GMT
1994 Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, Grand Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, married Daniel Chatto.
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Post by sullyo on Jul 18, 2010 11:33:19 GMT
1100 Godfrey of Bouillon, Ruler of Jerusalem, died after been hit by an arrow whilst besieging the city of Acre.
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