British History Series

Battle of Bosworth | Pendle Witch trials | Big Ben falls silent | Births and Deaths Act enacted


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17th - 23rd August - What happened This Week in History British History  
📝 Births and Deaths Register centralised (an interesting fact especially if you're researching family history in England) (01:17) 
🧙‍♀️ Pendle Witch Trials (02:19) 
🔔 Big Ben silenced - but when will we hear it chime again? (05:01) 
⚔️ Battle of Bosworth marks the end of the Plantagenet era and the beginning of the Tudors! (06:24)  
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Links - Pendle Witch Trials  
http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches 
http://www.documentingdissent.org.uk/pendle-witch-trial-1612/ https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Pendle-Witches/  
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