This week: 

👸🏻We continue to cover day-by-day the events which occurred in the downfall of Anne Boleyn in May 1536 (7:06) 

⚔️The Battle of Tewkesbury in the Wars of the Roses (0:51) 

🇬🇧Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the 75th Anniversary in 2020 (5:14)

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🎙This Week in British History

⚓️ Mutiny on the Bounty (1:22) 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Stone of Scone, on which Scottish Kings had been crowned, is stolen from Scone Abbey by Edward I and brought to Westminster...or was it? (4:27) 

🇬🇧The United Kingdon of Great Britain is formed under the final Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (7:44) 

👑🆎We begin to track, day by day, the shockingly fast downfall of Anne Boleyn  (9:53)   - 29th May: Argument with Norris (10:14)  -  30th May: Argument with Henry VIII and the first arrest (11:14)  - 1st May: The May Day Joust at Greenwich (13:01)  - 2nd May: Anne Boleyn is arrested and taken to the Tower of London (15:03)  - 3rd May: Further arrests (16:47)

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In this week in British History: ⚰️Henry VII dies  🤴Henry VIII becomes king 👑Charles II is crowned  💀Shakespeare is born and dies, 52 years apart  

In this week in British History, presented by Philippa Lacey Brewell of British history Tours, this week covers the death of Henry VII at Richmond Palace and the subsequent ascension to the throne of his son Henry VIII. Philippa covers why Henry VIII's reign promised so much in contrast to that of his fathers and why Henry VII is dubbed 'The Winter King'. In this week the parliament which met to declare that Charles II had been king since the execution of his father, effectively ignoring that the commonwealth had existed. In the same week a year on, Charles II had his coronation at Westminster Abbey. The birth date of William Shakespeare can not be determined for definite but he as christened on 26th April (1564) and died on the 23rd April (1616) which leads to a tempting surmise that he could have died on his birthday as children were baptised on the nearest Holy Day or Sunday following their birth. It is possible to follow in Shakespeare's footsteps in Stratford Upon Avon in Warwickshire.

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In this Week in History - 13th - 19th April  

Battle of Barnet, the decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses - The Battle of Barnet - The Decisive Battle of the Wars of the Roses outs Edward IV back on the throne for a second and final time. 

Titanic sinks  - The Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic with around 1500 lives lost. We look into the truth about the lifeboat situation!

Belfast Blitz - 200 bombs fall on Belfast in the final year of World War II, a target because of the shipyards one of which had built the Titanic

Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp is Liberated - The first concentration camp to be discovered, Bergen Belsen is liberated by British troops who had been unaware of its existence until their horrific discovery. Indeed the Allies were not aware that any concentration camps existed at this point. The discovery would haunt the memories of those who liberated the camp for the rest of their lives.

The Earl of Bothwell, Mary Queen of Scot's third husband dies in prison - James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell and third husband of Mary Queen of Scots dies in prison in Denmark at a castle called Dragsholm Castle, now a hotel! 

Sir Thomas More is arrested and taken to the Tower of London.  - Sir Thomas More, close friend and servant to Henry VIII, refuses to swear an oath to uphold the Acts of Succession and is imprisoned at the Tower of London on charges of treason.

This Week in British History - Presented by Philippa Lacey Brewell

6th - 12th April  

🤴Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) dies,  

⚓️RMS Titanic Sets Sail,  

🎶The Beatles split,  

🇬🇧First Union Jack is created in 1606  

📜William Wordsworth is born and is created Poet Laureate (not in the same year 😂)

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Richard Lionheart 

(and all English monarchs from Boudicea to Elizabeth I) A History of the English Monarchy by Gareth Russell. Published by Made Global. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Richard-Lionheart/  Titanic The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era by Gareth Russell. Published by Harper Collins and also available on Audible.  

Wordsworth 

http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/poets/poets.laureate.britain.htm#WilliamWordsworth https://poetrysociety.org.uk/education/poet-laureate-faqs/  

Union Jack 

Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1986) [1904]. The Art of Heraldry: An Encyclopædia of Armory. London: Bloomsbury Books. p. 399. ISBN 0-906223-34-2. https://www.oxfordinternationalenglish.com/why-is-the-united-kingdom-flag-called-the-union-jack/

Covering lots of interesting things this week in "In This Week in British History'  

⚰️ The death of Prince Arthur Tudor and what happened next 

🗡 Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake 

🤔 Why does our Prime Minister love on Downing Street? (Filmed ON LOCATION) 

☄️Halley’s Comet is spotted centuries before Halley’s birth 

① Churchill Resigns for the second and last time as British Prime Minister - see the newsreel Winston Churchill: https://winstonchurchill.org/the-life-of-churchill/senior-statesman/1950-1959/winston-churchill-resigns-as-prime-minister/ 

👨🏻‍✈️Formation of the Royal Air Force, and ♾ a short history of Velcro (yes, honestly!)

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Elizabeth I died, in this week in history, on 24th March 1603.

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About Philippa

Philippa is a Historian and History Tour Organiser

Philippa Lacey Brewell lives in Central England and is well respected in her field as a historian and tour guide. She engages audiences with virtual tours and history holidays. She is the owner and founder of British History Tours, a tour company for those who love British History.

Philippa entertains thousands each week with her videos and stories from across the UK and British History. This ability to engage an audience, as well as being an expert in travelling the historical sites of the UK, makes her your perfect virtual guide.

She began writing and speaking about travelling through Britain’s history in 2012 and hasn’t stopped since.

She presents the weekly YouTube show called "This week in British History" and has written numerous history blogs as well as writing for BBC History Magazine, CityJet and FlyBe inflight magazines and for Tudor Life Magazine.

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About Philippa

Philippa is a Historian and History Tour Organiser

Philippa Lacey Brewell lives in Central England and is well respected in her field as a historian and tour guide. She engages audiences with virtual tours and history holidays. She is the owner and founder of British History Tours, a tour company for those who love British History.

Philippa entertains thousands each week with her videos and stories from across the UK and British History. This ability to engage an audience, as well as being an expert in travelling the historical sites of the UK, makes her your perfect virtual guide.

She began writing and speaking about travelling through Britain’s history in 2012 and hasn’t stopped since.

She presents the weekly YouTube show called "This week in British History" and has written numerous history blogs as well as writing for BBC History Magazine, CityJet and FlyBe inflight magazines and for Tudor Life Magazine.

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Production Credits

Presented by Philippa Lacey Brewell

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Filming & Editing YourSocialMediaFairy.com

Research Philippa Brewell, Ruthie Goodall

Script Philippa Lacey Brewell

This week 9th - 15th March:

👸🏻Mary Queen of Scots witnesses the brutal murder of her close friend,  

🎠Henry VIII has his 1st serious jousting accident,  

🎼the composer of possibly the most patriotic and rousing song for the British is born and  

💀Thomas Boleyn dies at Hever Castle.

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⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️ Further Reading and Watching  

Rule Britannia and Thomas Arne https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Arne http://www.classical-music.com/event/alfred-masque-thomas-arne https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Rule-Britannia/  Anne Boleyn and the events of May 1536 https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com  

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Presented by Philippa Lacey Brewell. Music licensed by YouTube. Filming & Editing YourSocialMediaFairy.com. Research Philippa Brewell, Ruthie Goodall. Script Philippa Lacey Brewell