Historical Events

Cádiz Expedition

1625 English Admiral George Villiers ' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz, Spain

Cook Lands in NZ

1769 Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time near present-day Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island. A misunderstanding, possibly over a ceremonial challenge, causes the English to shoot and kill Ngāti Oneone leader Te Maro. [1]

Blake Enters Royal Academy

1779 English engraver and poet William Blake begins study at the Royal Academy, Old Somerset House, London

1806 British forces lay siege to the French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve

1818 Padded gloves designed by Jack Broughton are first used in a competitive boxing match between two unnamed English boxers at Aix-la-Ch

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