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March 5. March 5 is the 64th day of the year (65th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 301 days remain until the end of the year.
24 March. England – Death of Queen Elizabeth I. James VI of Scotland crowned King of England (as James I of England ). 1605. 5 November. England and Scotland – The Gunpowder plot is uncovered, in which Guy Fawkes and others attempted to blow up the king, James VI and I and the Parliament of England . 1606.
Vikings is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst.A co-production between Canada and Ireland, the series originally aired on the History Channel, premiering on 3 March 2013 and concluding on 30 December 2020, when the second half of the sixth season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video in Ireland, ahead of its broadcast on History in Canada from ...
The Tudors is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among American, British, and Canadian producers, and was filmed mostly in Ireland.
15–26 May – American Revolution: Battle of The Cedars – British forces skirmish with the American Continental Army around Les Cèdres, Quebec. 23 May – first purpose-built Freemasons' Hall in England opened in London to a design by Thomas Sandby. 8 June – American Revolution: Battle of Trois-Rivières – the invading American ...
March. 4 March – Purley rail crash: two trains collide at Purley, Surrey killing six people. [ 8] 6 March – Glasgow Bellgrove rail accident: two trains collide in Scotland, killing two people. 7 March – Iran breaks off diplomatic relations with the UK over Salman Rushdie 's controversial book The Satanic Verses.
Harold Harefoot, the future king of England (r.1035-1040), is born to parents Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northhampton. 1016. Cnut the Great of Denmark becomes king of all England [18] 1018. Harthacnut, the future king of England, (r. 1040-1042), is born to parents Cnut the Great and Emma of Normandy. 1022.
1800. 8 January: The first soup kitchens are opened in London. [ 1] 13 January: The Royal Institution is granted a royal charter. [ 2] 22 March: The Company of Surgeons is granted a royal charter to become the Royal College of Surgeons in London. [ 2] 15 May: George III survives 2 assassination attempts in London.