On March 20.1993 ; The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland. source
On March 20.1993 ; The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
On March 22. 1829 ; In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece. source
On March 22. 1829 ; In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
On March 22. 1906 ; The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris source
On March 22. 1906 ; The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris
On March 23. 1888 ; In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time. source
On March 23. 1888 ; In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
On March 24. 1878 ; The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. source
On March 24. 1878 ; The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
On March 26. 1934 ; The United Kingdom driving test is introduced. source
On March 26. 1934 ; The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
On March 26. 1981 ;Social Democratic Party (UK) founded as a party. source
On March 26. 1981 ;Social Democratic Party (UK) founded as a party.
On March 28.1933 ; The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. source
On March 28.1933 ; The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
On March 29.1849 – The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab. source
On March 29.1849 – The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab.
On March 29.1867 ; Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1. source
On March 29.1867 ; Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes the Dominion of Canada on July 1.
On March 29.1871 ; The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. source
On March 29.1871 ; The Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
On March 29.1945 ; World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England. source
On March 29.1945 ; World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
On March 30.1863 ; Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece. source
On March 30.1863 ; Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
On March 30.2006 ; The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes law. source
On March 30.2006 ; The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes law.
On March 31.1885 ; The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate. source
On March 31.1885 ; The United Kingdom establishes the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
On March 31.1990 ; Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax. source
On March 31.1990 ; Approximately 200,000 protesters take to the streets of London to protest against the newly introduced Poll Tax.
On April 1.1871 ;The first stage of the Brill Tramway opens. source
On April 1.1871 ;The first stage of the Brill Tramway opens.
On April 2.1801 ; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen: The British capture the Danish fleet. source
On April 2.1801 ; Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen: The British capture the Danish fleet.
On April 3. 1933 ; First flight over Mount Everest, a British expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston. source
On April 3. 1933 ; First flight over Mount Everest, a British expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston.
On April 4.1812 ; United States President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom. source
On April 4.1812 ; United States President James Madison enacts a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.
On April 5.1847 ; Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park in Britain, is opened in Birkenhead. source
On April 5.1847 ; Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park in Britain, is opened in Birkenhead.
On April 6.1895 ; Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. source
On April 6.1895 ; Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
On April 7.1827 ; John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first friction match that he had invented the previous year. source
On April 7.1827 ; John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first friction match that he had invented the previous year.
On April 7.1908 ; H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. source
On April 7.1908 ; H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
On April 8.1886 ; William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. source
On April 8.1886 ; William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
On April 8.1904 ; The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. source
On April 8.1904 ; The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
On April 8.1904 ; British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law. source
On April 8.1904 ; British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.
On April 10.1858 ; After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry. source
On April 10.1858 ; After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
On April 11.1809 ; Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom source
On April 11.1809 ; Battle of the Basque Roads Naval battle fought between France and the United Kingdom
On April 12.1831 ; Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse. source
On April 12.1831 ; Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.