Historical Events

Sinking of the Mary Rose

1545 King Henry VIII 's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die

Lady Jane Grey Deposed

1553 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days

Holland's Book Ban

1674 Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes , Spinoza and Meyer

HMS Beagle at Ascension Island

1836 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin arrives in Ascension Island

SS Great Britain

1843 Steamship SS Great Britain is launched, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel , it is the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and the largest vessel afloat in the world

1884 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maud Watson becomes inaugural female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3

Hitler Orders British Surrender

1940 Adol

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