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Tastes Of History
Jan 12, 2022
On This Day: Agatha Christie's final chapter
January 12th, 1976: Crime writer Agatha Christie dies aged 85. In her posthumously published Autobiography, she briefly details her...
Tastes Of History
Jan 7, 2022
On This Day: Catherine of Aragon dies
January 7th, 1536: Catherine of Aragon, first of Henry VIII’s six wives, dies. It is said that Henry dressed all in yellow, with a white...
Tastes Of History
Jan 6, 2022
On This Day: Harold crowned King
January 6th, 1066: Harold Godwinson, formerly Earl of Wessex, is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey. Harold was born in the...
Tastes Of History
Dec 31, 2021
On This Day: Catherine of Braganza and tea
December 31st, 1705: Catherine of Braganza, widow of Charles II whom she had married in 1662, died in Lisbon, Portugal. Most notably,...
Tastes Of History
Dec 30, 2021
On This Day: Yes, we have bananas
December 30th, 1945, a cold Sunday morning, saw the cargo ship Tilapa docked in Bristol. It was carrying the first bananas to be seen in...
Tastes Of History
Dec 27, 2021
On This Day: London's coffee houses closed
December 27th, 1675: A Royal Proclamation orders the closure of all coffee houses in London because they are seen as hotbeds of...
Tastes Of History
Dec 24, 2021
On This Day: The first air raid
December 24th, 1914: A German seaplane carried out the first air raid on British soil, dropping bombs on Dover. There were no casualties....
Tastes Of History
Dec 17, 2021
On This Day: King excommunicated
December 17th, 1538: Henry VIII is excommunicated by Pope Paul III. Henry brought religious upheaval to England. When he became king,...
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Dec 16, 2021
On This Day: Catherine of Aragon born
December 16th, 1485: Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII, was born in Alcala de Henares, Spain. Like all kings at the time...
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Dec 1, 2021
On This Day: Tudor punishment
December 1st, 1581: Having been convicted of high treason, English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion was drawn through the streets of London,...
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