In the early hours of Sunday morning on this day in 1666 the great Diarist Samuel Pepys was awoken by his servant Jane to tell him a great fire was sweeping through London. Having viewed the scene he decided that … Continued
While the skies above England and the English Channel were filled with the sounds of aircraft of the RAF and the Luftwaffe battling for air supremacy, Winston Churchill was delivering one of his most important speeches during WW2. In it … Continued
This Week in the Past is brought to you by Blast From the Past, an educational service which provides History workshops for Primary schools across the South West of England. These workshops include the life of Neil Armstrong and the incredible bravery … Continued
This Week in the Past is brought to you by Blast From the Past, an educational service which provides History workshops for Primary schools across the South West of England. These workshops include the life of a Roman Legionary Soldier stationed at Hadrian’s … Continued
July 1st 1916 This Week in the Past is brought to you by Blast From the Past, an educational service which provides History workshops for Primary schools across the South West of England. These workshops include the life of a Great … Continued
June 1520 This Week in the Past is brought to you by Blast From the Past, an educational service which provides History workshops for Primary schools across the South West of England. These workshops include the life and reign of Henry … Continued
This week in the Past I have chosen two important events which have shaped our world. These involve two characters which Blast From the Past portrays; Queen Victoria and Henry Vlll. June 24th 1509 At 8.00am on the 24th June … Continued