Historical Events

English Occupy Boulogne

1544 English King Henry VIII 's troops occupy Boulogne

1759 Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British who capture Quebec City

Invasion of Java

1811 British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, then part of the Dutch East Indies. Stamford Raffles is appointed lieutenant-governor.

1838 Anti-Corn Law League established in Great Britain by Richard Cobden

Two Poets in Love

1846 Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning exchange their last letters before they move to Italy

British Golf Open

1863 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Willie Park, Sr. wins his 2nd title; beats rival Tom Morris Sr. by 2 strokes

Kitchener in Sudan

1898 Lord Kitchener 's ships reach Fashoda, Sudan

1911 Britain's first

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