Edward I Hammer of the Scots
Edward was born on 17th June 1239, the son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence. In 1254 he was...
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Assassination of John F Kennedy
In the autumn of 1963, President Kennedy was making a tour of Texas to try to raise support and funding...
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Perkin Warbeck Pretender to the Throne
Perkin Warbeck, son of a poor burgess from Tournai, was hanged for trying to escape captivity on 23rd November 1499....
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Charles Darwin’s Origin of the Species
Charles Darwin's book On the Origin of Species was first published on 24th November 1859 with the title On the...
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The Battle of Solway Moss
In 1502 James IV of Scotland had forged a peace treaty with England and married Henry VII's daughter Margaret. Henry...
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