Fill in the initials referring to historical events in the year given. For example: 1969 – ML would be 1969 – Moon Landing.
- 1066 – B of SB
- 1199 – D of R the L
- 1274 – B of R the B
- 1381 – PR
- 1485 – B of BF
- 1555 – E of TC, JL and NR by B at the S
- 1688 – GR
- 1720 – SSB
- 1859 – CD publishes O of the S
- 1968 – PS
Answers below (scroll down)
- 1066 – B of SB
A: Battle of Stanford Bridge - 1199 – D of R the L
A: Death of Richard the Lionheart - 1274 – B of R the B
A: Birth of Robert the Bruce - 1381 – PR
A: Peasants Revolt - 1485 – B of BF
A: Battle of Bosworth Field - 1555 – E of TC, JL and NR by B at the S in O
A: Execution of Thomas Cranmer, John Latimer and Nicholas Ridley by Burning at the Stake in Oxford (Cranmer’s speech before his execution was quite a piece of oratory – you can read it here) - 1688 – GR
A: Glorious Revolution - 1720 – SSB
A: South Sea Bubble - 1859 – CD publishes O of the S
A: Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species - 1968 – PS
A: Prague Spring
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