We also followed the news about the exciting discovery of Richard III's remains found in a Leicester car park in August 2012 and his reinterment in Leicester Cathedral three years later.
The Great King Richard III Recap
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King John reluctantly put his seal to the Magna Carta on 15 June 1215 to make peace with his rebellious barons.
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The Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066
The Battle of Hastings was a great turning point in English history, which ended 600 years of Anglo-Saxon rule, and marked the beginning of Norman rule.
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Charles II Hides In Oak Tree To Escape Oliver Cromwell’s Army
Charles II was forced to hide in an oak tree at Boscobel on 6 September 1651, following his disastrous defeat at the Battle of Worcester.
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Louis Mountbatten: 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Viceroy of India
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