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Oct 4, 1160
Robin Hood was born.
This sneeky robber,which stole money of the rich for the poor,was born today.From the first time men spoke of him, Robin Hood was believed to have been a real person. Through the centuries there has been much speculation as to who he was, however his identity remains unknown. No one could provide authentic records of his activities, but five of the oldest surviving poems or ballads as they are now called, tell us much of what is known about the legend of this English outlaw. -
Sep 17, 1533
Elizabeth I was born.
Elizabeth's life was troubled from the moment she was born. Henry VIII had changed the course of his country's history in order to marry Anne Boleyn, hoping that she would bear him the strong and healthy son that Catherine of Aragon never did. But, on September 7, 1533 in Greenwich Palace, Anne bore Elizabeth instead.Anne did eventually conceive a son, but he was stillborn. By that point, Henry had begun to grow tired of Anne and began to orchestrate her downfall. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born.
ShakespeareOur brilliant poetry/playwriter was born today.William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glovemaker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, the daughter of a well-to-do local landowner.Shakespeare's acting career was spent with the Lord Chamberlain's Company, which was renamed the King's Company in 1603 when James succeeded to the throne. Among the actors in the group was the famous Richard Burbage. -
Jan 1, 1570
Guido/Guy Fawkes was born.
Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido, was an Elizabethan nobleman, adventurer, and politician who became involved in the infamous Gunpowder Plot. The Plot was intended to overthrow the government and assassinate the monarch by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. It failed and, although he was a relatively minor player, it was Fawkes who was to have lit the fuse but was instead caught in the act. He therefore achieved notoriety and became, by association, the principal character of the Plot. -
Edward Jenner was born.
Edward Jenner was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire on 18 May 1749, the son of the local vicar. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a local surgeon and then trained in London. In 1772, he returned to Berkeley and spent most the rest of his career as a doctor in his native town. In 1796, he carried out his now famous experiment on eight-year-old James Phipps. Jenner inserted pus taken from a cowpox pustule and inserted it into an incision on the boy's arm. -
Queen Elizabeth II was born
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon(Queen Elizabeth II), sovereign of Great Britain and Northern Irreland was born today. -
Queen Elizabeth was corinated
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. In front of more than 8,000 guests, including prime ministers and heads of state from around the Commonwealth, she took the Coronation Oath and is now bound to serve her people and to maintain the laws of God. -
My Birthday
Today I was born. Horray!! -
The Royal Wedding-Kate and William
On the 14th April 2011 Prince William and Catherine Middleton got married at westminster abbey.
Did You Know??
If Prince William and Kate got married in 2012 Kate would have been the oldest bride to get married in the Royal Family.
