Battle of Badon
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Battle of Mons Badonicus
A battle reportedly fought between the Celtic Britons and invading Anglo-Saxons, possibly in 516.
Five Members
Five members of parliament whom King Charles tried to have arrested in the House of Commons on 4 January 1642.
Fortescue Conspiracy
An attempt in 1558 to foretell the duration of the the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was an attempt to assassinate King James I and re-establish a Catholic monarchy by blowing up the House of Lords.
Atterbury Plot
The Atterbury Plot (1721–1722) was a conspiracy named after Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester and Dean of Westminster, aimed at restoring the House of Stuart to the throne of Great Britain.
1996 Manchester bombing
The 1996 Manchester bombing was an attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army on Saturday 15 June 1996, when they detonated a 15,000 kg bomb in the centre of Manchester, England.
Henry Garnet
Henry Garnet was an English Jesuit priest executed for his complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Cheetham Close
Cheetham Close, a hill in the West Pennine Moors above Turton in Lancashire, is the site of an ancient stone circle.
Combination Acts
The Combination Acts were passed by the Tory government of William Pitt the Younger in response to its fear of unrest or revolution among the working classes. They banned workers from combining to form trade unions and prevented them from striking, calling for shorter hours or increased pay.
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