the history quizlet answers

[pensnest]

01 14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings

02 15th June 1215 Magna Carta was presented to King John for his seal

03 23rd April 1564 birth of William Shakespeare (nb exact day is traditional assumption, he was baptised on 26th April)

04 5th November 1605 Gunpowder Plot

05 30th January 1649 Execution of Charles I

06 2nd September 1666 Great Fire of London

07 18 June 1815 Battle of Waterloo

08 11 December 1936 Abdication of Kind Edward VIII

09 15 February 1971 Decimal Currency official in UK

10 15 June 1996 Manchester shopping centre bombed by the IRA

Bonus question: February 1918 Representation of the People Bill received Royal Assent - giving women over the age of 30 the right to vote for the first time.

Thanks for playing - silencegrenade did brilliantly, everything right including the bonus question!

Comments

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

You confused me with the year on # 4! If it had only been the date I would've known but the year IS NOT IMPORTANT, 1066 and All That says so *pouts* (Though actually I think I thought it happened later, like in the mid 1600s or so :-)

And a great big OF COURSE to # 7! I really ought to have known that.

[pensnest]

Given that I'd know *nothing* of your country's history... I think you did just fine!

[abishag.livejournal.com]

I got all but the last one, and the bonus question.
Difficult to decide when you get near the preent day what is an "important" date...............

[pensnest]

Yes, and I didn't want *everything* to be a battle, so it was nice to include the decimalisation thing. :-)

[(Anonymous)]

Ah yes, decimilisation. I only know that because it happened during my teacher training year, which I can date in relation to graduation ;-)

H'm, your splendid new design seems not to let me choose an icon, so I can't use my "student" one!

[(Anonymous)]

No sorry - it's because they have logged me out while I was away, and I keep forgetting to log in every time I come online.

[pensnest]

I confess I had to look up the date for decimal currency - I'm not sure I'd have got that answer right myself.