On the 6th January 1066, Harold Godwinson was crowned king of England.
15th June 1859: The Pig War begins between the USA and Britain
15th June 2020
A succession crisis was sparked following the death of Edward the Confessor, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.
On the 25th December 1066, William of Normandy was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
On the 14th October 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson.
On the 20th September 1066, Harald Hardrada – the Viking king – defeated his northern English enemies at the Battle of Fulford.
7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress
7th August 2020
6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
6th August 2020
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018