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Date
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Year
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Clue
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Answer
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1st
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1858
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Queen Victoria was made Empress of this modern day nation
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India
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2nd
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1924
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This type of riddle first appeared in British newspapers
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Crossword Puzzle
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3rd
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1718
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John Montague was born. He later became an Earl and gave his regnal name, not only to a collection of isles, but this food item
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Sandwich
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4th
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1942
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This Second World War battle ended in a British victory after 12 days of fighting
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The Battle of El Alamein
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5th
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1605
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This gunpowder enthusiast was arrested under the Houses of Parliament
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Guy Fawkes
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6th
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1429
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This seven year old was crowned King of England, also becoming King of France two years later
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Henry VI
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7th
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1805
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This civil engineering contractor, responsible for building at least one in every twenty miles of railway in the world by the time of his death, was born
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Thomas Brassey
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8th
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1957
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Britain conducted its first successful test of this weapon
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Hydrogen Bomb
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9th
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1888
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Mary Jane Kelly became the last canonical victim of this British serial killer
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Jack the Ripper
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10th
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1810
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This plumber and inventor was born, going onto invent public, flushing toilets
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George Jennings
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11th
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1946
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This English town becomes England's first 'new town', built with the aim of reducing London's post war housing issues
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Stevenage
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12th
|
1035
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This Danish King of England died
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Cnut
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13th
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1850
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This Scottish author, who would go onto write 'Treasure Island' and 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', was born
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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14th
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1940
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503 tonnes of bombs and 801 incendiary devices were dropped on this British city
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Coventry
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15th
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1688
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This major event begins with the landing of Protestant troops at Torbay
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The Glorious Revolution
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Date
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Year
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Clue
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Answer
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16th
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1724
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This Highwayman was hanged at Tyburn Prison in front of 200,000 spectators
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Jack Sheppard
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17th
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1955
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This British island became the first authority in Britain to add Fluoride to the water supply
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Anglesey
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18th
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1987
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A fire that killed 30 people took place at this London Underground Station
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King's Cross
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19th
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1620
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This ship arrived at Cape Cod, transporting the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World
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The Mayflower
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20th
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2014
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The first bus in Britain powered solely by this 'fuel' is announced, running a route between Bristol and Bath
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Human and food waste
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21st
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1843
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Thomas Hancock patents this product, having previously produced Britain's first toy balloons
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Vulcanised Rubber
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22nd
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2003
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The England Rugby Union team beat this nation 20-17 to win the Webb Ellis Cup
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Australia
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23rd
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1963
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The science fiction programme, that would go on to become the longest running of its genre, was first broadcast
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Dr Who
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24th
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1859
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Charles Darwin publishes this important book, considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology
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On the Origin of Species
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25th
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1120
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The only legitimate heir of Henry I, William, drowned as this ship sank off the French coast
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The White Ship
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26th
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1922
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Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon became the first people to see inside this ruler's tomb in 3000 years
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Tutankhamun
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27th
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1920
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This actor, well known for his repeated, and derided, recollections of his time in the navy "during the war", was born
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Buster Merryfield
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28th
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1862
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This football club, the world's oldest professional club, is founded in Nottingham
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Notts County
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29th
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1641
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This type of media is published in Britain for the first time
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Newspaper
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30th
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1936
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This once iconic London building was destroyed by fire
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The Crystal Palace
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