Grace Darling plays a heroic role in saving others with her rowing boat. The 7th September 1838 is an unremarkable day in many ways and history records would not mention it except for the heroic efforts of Grace Darling.
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Britain's Worst Ever Maritime Disaster, The Princess Alice
The Princess Alice Disaster in 1878 remains the largest British maritime disaster ever.
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The ghastly death of William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror died like he lived, violently and without pity. It was an attitude that served him well as combined with his militar...
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Queen Elizabeth was mighty lucky to survive a gun repeatedly firing at her river barge in 1579. For the man responsible, Thomas Applegat...
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Winston Churchill almost died in a car accident in 1931.
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No one is immune from the plague when it strikes England during the Medieval Ages not even royalty like Princess Joan. In fact everyone s...