King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first royal charter.
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King of England from 1189 to 1199
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John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
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Scottish clergyman, writer and historian (1514–1572)
The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London
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1611 English translation of the Bible
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
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King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
Albert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard.
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German-born British zoologist (1830–1914)
World War II: Following the coup d’état against Iraq Crown Prince ‘Abd al-Ilah earlier that year
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1939–1945 global conflict
A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers
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First commercial jet airliner, four-engined
The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
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British ocean liner
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
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1982 undeclared Argentina–United Kingdom war
Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton
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War of national liberation between Scotland and England
The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
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Acts of Parliament creating the Kingdom of Great Britain
The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect
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Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators
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1820 planned assassination attempt on UK Government ministers
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London.
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Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd
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British ocean liner that was sunk in 1915 during WW1
A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley
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British airliner with 2 piston engines, 1945
Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War.
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Series of British long-range airstrikes during the Falklands War
The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest
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English mountaineer (1886–1924)