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22nd February 1797: The last invasion of Britain takes place, leading to the Battle of Fishguard

  • 22nd February 2020
  • Tagged as: Alcohol, Britain, Fishguard, France, Invasion, Napoleon, Wales, War, War of the First Coalition

The last invasion of Britain by a hostile foreign force began when French troops under the command of the Irish-American Colonel William Tate landed near the Welsh town of Fishguard.

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13th February 1689: William and Mary become co-regents

  • 13th February 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Constitution, England, Glorious Revolution, Invasion, Ireland, Magna Carta, Monarchy, Protestantism, Religion, United Kingdom, William and Mary

On the 13th February 1689, William and Mary became co-regents of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland after agreeing to the Declaration of Right.

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30th October 1938: War of the Worlds by Orson Welles is broadcast

  • 30th October 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Culture, Invasion, Mars, Media, Radio, Space, Theatre, USA

On the 30th October 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds as part of the Mercury Theatre on the Air.

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14th October 1066: Battle of Hastings fought on Senlac Hill

  • 14th October 2019
  • Tagged as: Anglo-Saxon, Battle of Hastings, Bayeux Tapestry, England, France, Harold I, Invasion, Normandy, Norway, William of Normandy

On the 14th October 1066, the Battle of Hastings was fought between Duke William II of Normandy and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson.

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20th September 1066: Harald Hardrada wins Battle of Fulford

  • 20th September 2019
  • Tagged as: 1066, Bayeux Tapestry, England, Harold I, Invasion, Norway, Vikings, William of Normandy

On the 20th September 1066, Harald Hardrada – the Viking king – defeated his northern English enemies at the Battle of Fulford.

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17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506

  • 17th April 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Capitalism, CIA, Communism, Cuba, Invasion, Military, USA

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506.

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28th September 1066: William of Normandy lands in England

  • 28th September 2018
  • Tagged as: Battle of Hastings, England, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson, Harold II, Invasion, Norman Conquest, Normandy, William of Normandy

William, duke of Normandy, landed in England to begin the Norman Conquest.

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7th September 1497: Perkin Warbeck claims he is English King Richard IV

  • 7th September 2018
  • Tagged as: Cornwall, England, Execution, France, Invasion, Monarchy, Princes in the Tower, Richard III

On the 7th September the Second Cornish Uprising of 1497 began when Perkin Warbeck landed at Whitesand Bay near Land’s End.

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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

  • 1st September 2018
  • Tagged as: Germany, Hitler, Invasion, Military, Nazi, Poland, Second World War, USSR

On the 1st September 1939, German forces invaded Poland in a move that was to trigger the Second World War.

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20th August 1968: Warsaw Pact troops invade to end the Prague Spring

  • 20th August 2018
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Invasion, Military, Poland, Revolution, USSR

At around 11pm on the 20th August 1968, troops from the USSR, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary entered Czechoslovakia in an invasion that brought the Prague Spring to an end.

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