#onthisday 1 May 1850 – Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn was born (d. 1942)

He was the 7th child & 3rd son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom & Prince Albert. He served as Governor General of Canada, the only British prince to do so.

#onthisday 1 May 1769 – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was born (d. 1852)

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was a statesman, soldier, & Tory politician who was one of the leading military & political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice

#onthisday 1 May 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.

#britishhistory #mounteverest

#onthisday 30 April/1 May 1982 – Operation Black Buck

Operations Black Buck 1 to Black Buck 7 were seven extremely long-range ground attack missions conducted during the 1982 Falklands War by Royal Air Force (RAF) Vulcan bombers of the RAF Waddington Wing, comprising aircraft

#onthisday 1 May 1957 – A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34.

#britishhistory

#onthisday 1 May 1915 – The RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.

#rmslusitania #britishhistory

#onthisday 1 May 1851 – Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London.

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which

#onthisday 1 May 1840 – The Penny Black is issued in the United Kingdom.

The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in the United Kingdom on 1 May 1840 but was not valid for use until 6 May. The stamp features

#onthisday 1 May 1807 – The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire.

The Slave Trade Act 1807, officially An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom prohibiting the slave trade

#otd 1 May 1820 – Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, who plotted to kill the British Cabinet & Prime Minister Lord Liverpool.

#Britishhistory #History #CatoStreet #Primeminister #lordliverpool

#otd 1 May 1517 - The Evil May Day Riots in London.

The riot which took place as a protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents. Some of the rioters were later hanged.

#mayday #london history #london #england #henryVIII #Londoners

#onthisday 1 May 1707

The Acts of Union

The Kingdom of Great Britain, officially Great Britain was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 31 December 1800.

The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706, ratified by the Acts of Union 1707,

#onthisday 1 May 1328 – Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state.

#Englishhistory #scottishhistory #britishhistory

#onthisday 30 April 1920 – Tom Moore was born (d. 2021)

Captain Sir Thomas Moore, popularly known as Captain Tom, was a British Army officer & fundraiser. He made international headlines in April 2020 when he raised money for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday during

#onthisday 30 April 1999 – Neo-Nazi David Copeland carries out the last of his three nail bombings in London at the Admiral Duncan gay pub, killing three people & injuring 79 others.

Over three successive weekends between 17 & 30 April 1999, homemade nail bombs were detonated in

#onthisday 30 April 1980 – The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.

The Iranian Embassy siege took place from 30 April to 5 May 1980, after a group of six armed men stormed the Iranian embassy on Prince's Gate in South Kensington, London.

The gunmen, Iranian Arabs

#onthisday 30 April 1943 – World War II: Operation Mincemeat. The British submarine HMS Seraph surfaces near Huelva to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier & carrying false invasion plans.

Operation Mincemeat was a successful British deception operation of the Second

#onthisday 30 April 1513 – Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.

Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Suffolk, (c. 1471 – 30 April 1513), Duke of Suffolk, was an English nobleman & soldier. The son of

#onthisday 2014 – Bob Hoskins died (b. 1942)

Robert William Hoskins was an English actor & film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of 'tough guy' characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the

#onthisday 29 April 1980 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock died (b. 1899)

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films,