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Fascinating Facts about English History - 1


This sub-category of the History category is for fascinating facts about English History.


Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, had six fingers on her left hand.

Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings between the Normans and the Saxons took place on October 14, 1066, on a ridge about 10 miles north-west of Hastings in Sussex.

Charles I
In 1651 Charles I was tried and executed for treason and England became a republic.

Charles II
Charles II was restored to the English throne in 1660.

Henry VIII
The six wives of King Henry VIII were, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr.

Lord Nelson
Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson who defeated the French at Trafalgar always suffered badly from seasickness.

Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world. His voyage stared in Plymouth on December 13, 1577 and he returned there on September 26, 1580.

The Great Fire of London
Only six people died in the Great Fire of London which started in Pudding Lane near London Bridge on September 2, 1666.