On the 30th January 1649 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland was executed outside the Banqueting House in London.
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
12th April 2020
The Battle of Naseby, a decisive engagement of the English Civil War, was fought between the Royalist army of King Charles I and the Parliamentarian New Model Army.
On the 7th June 1628, the Petition of Right was approved by King Charles I.
Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
On the 4th January 1642, Charles I attempted and failed to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War and his own eventual execution for treason.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2020
1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
1st September 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2019