Fill in the initials (Ditloids) – historical: 10 questions

Fill in the initials referring to historical events in the year given. For example: 1969 – ML would be 1969 – Moon Landing.

1. 1066 – B of SB
2. 1199 – D of R the L
3. 1274 – B of R the B
4. 1381 – PR
5. 1485 – B of BF
6. 1555 – E of TC, JL and NR by B at the S
7. 1688 – GR
8. 1720 – SSB
9. 1859 – CD publishes O of the S
10. 1968 – PS

Answers below (scroll down)

1. 1066 – B of SB
   A: Battle of Stanford Bridge
2. 1199 – D of R the L
   A: Death of Richard the Lionheart
3. 1274 – B of R the B
   A: Birth of Robert the Bruce
4. 1381 – PR
   A: Peasants Revolt
5. 1485 – B of BF
   A: Battle of Bosworth Field
6. 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)
7. 1688 – GR
   A: Glorious Revolution
8. 1720 – SSB
   A: South Sea Bubble
9. 1859 – CD publishes O of the S
   A: Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species
10. 1968 – PS
    A: Prague Spring

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