Historical Events

1263 The battle of Largs: Scots defeat the Norwegians on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, returning the Western Isles to Scotland and ending 500 years of Viking invasions

Henry VII Invades France

1492 King Henry VII of England invades France

1518 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey of England makes a European plan

1656 English North American colony of Connecticut passes law against Quakers

1804 Britain mobilizes to protect against French invasion

Darwin Returns to England

1836 After five years at sea, Charles Darwin returns to England aboard HMS Beagle

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

1902 Beatrix Potter 's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" is published by Frederick Warne & Co. in London

1923 British occupying army leaves Constantinople

1940 17 German aircraft shot down over

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