This Week in History Series!

This Week in History: Week 31

 

July 27^th: 1586, Sir Walter Raleigh brought first tobacco to England from Virginia.

 

July 28^th: 1866, Birth of Beatrix Potter, in Kensington England. She was a children's author and illustrator, best known for "The Tale of Peter Rabbit".

Beatrix Potter

 

July 29^th: 1907, Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed the Boy Scouts in England.

 

July 30^th: 1818, Birth of Emily Brontë. Who was an English novelist, she was best known for Wuthering Heights. She was born in Thornton, West Yorkshire.

 

Emily Bronte

 

July 31^st: 1917, the 3rd battle of Ypres began in Belgium during the First World War.

 

August 1^st: 1834, Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect.

 

August 2^nd: 1865, Lewis Carroll published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

 

Thanks for Reading!

Claire

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