England

Total results: 119

Start of firemens strike which lasted for two months; cover was provided by the army with their out of date green goddess fire engines.

england

Decimal currency introduced, abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound

england

Identity cards, introduced at a wartime security measure, were abolished in Britain

england

Leonard McNally, lawyer and English informer, dies

england

James Gandon, architect and builder of the Customs House, the Four Courts, is born in London

england

James Renwick, last Covenanter to be executed

england

England and the Netherlands sign the Peace of Westminster

england

Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey

england