Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from Warwickshire that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
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Great London Tornado - 1091, Battle of Fornham - 1173, Battle of Neville Cross - 1346, Regicides Executed - 1660, London Beer Flood - 1814, 1st Professional Golf Tournament - 1860, First Motoring Offences in Britain - 1895, First Full-Scale British Air-raid - 1917, World’s First Fully Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Opened - 1956, Hatfield Rail Crash - 2000
Famous historic dates from Warwickshire
23rd of April 1564 : Birth of Shakespeare
14th of November 1582 : Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway
23rd of October 1642 : Battle of Edgehill
12th of April 1937 : Whittle tests the 1st Jet Engine
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