Category: English History

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  Paddington Leaves For Peru on the Big Screen in a Movie of Kindness & Family

  Ace History Desk – Paddington in Peru is another heart-warming and humorous tale of kindness, community and family The little bear… Read more.

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  The Calendar Riots of 1752 When Change Led to Lost of 11 Days

  Ace History Desk – Myths and urban legends often evolve out of incidents rooted in factual events and none more… Read more.

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  The Holbeche House Siege: Where the Gunpowder Plotters Met Their Tragic End

  Ace History Desk – The events and aftermath of the Holbeche House siege, which followed the failed Gunpowder Plot of… Read more.

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  The Real Story of Bonfire Night

  Ace History Desk – Why we remember the 5th of November ? Remember, rememberThe fifth of NovemberGunpowder, Treason and Plot I… Read more.

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  Gunpowder Plot on November 5th 1605 Organised by Robert Catesby Known as (Guy Fawkes)

  Ace History Desk – The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up England’s King James I and the… Read more.

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  What the Great Gale of 1824 Taught Us About Extreme Weather

  Ace History Desk – November is the 200th anniversary of the Great Gale of 1824. It killed nearly 100 people… Read more.

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  Chew Valley Hoard Trove of Coins Dating Back to Norman Conquest Just Sold For $5.6 Million

  Ace History Desk – An Astonishing Trove of Coins Dating to the Norman Conquest Just Became the Most Valuable Treasure… Read more.