British History Series

A contested throne, iconic flights, the dawn of modern comms and the birth of Pennsylvania - this is This Week in British History: 2nd - 8th March


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In this week's episode;  
✈ Two iconic aeroplanes took off; Spitfire (5:28) and Concorde (1:11) 
🔏Willian Penn was granted lands in America by Charles II (3:37) 
🔔The aptly named Scottish born inventor Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone (6:33) 
👑Queen Anne becomes the last Stuart monarch - but she wasn't the only Stuart claiming the throne! (8:46)  
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British History SeriesBy Philippa Lacey Brewell

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