On the 11th October 1521, Pope Leo X granted the title “Defender of the Faith” to King Henry VIII of England.
29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada
29th July 2018
On the 11th October 1521, Pope Leo X granted the title “Defender of the Faith” to King Henry VIII of England.
The Northern Isles, which consist of the two island groups of Shetland and Orkney, have been inhabited since prehistoric times but were formally annexed by the Norwegian king Harald Hårfagre in around 875 after he subdued the Vikings who used the islands as a base from which to raid Norway and Scotland.
On the 11th December 1936, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom announced his abdication in a worldwide radio broadcast.
Parliament passed the Marriage Act that legalised civil marriages and introduced their formal registration.