Hussein made King of Jordan
On August 11th, 1952, the Jordanian parliament declared that King Talal was suffering from schizophrenia and was unfit to rule and that Hussein was now King of Jordan.
Richard Cavendish
The Battle of the Golden Spurs
Richard Cavendish describes how The Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortijk in Flanders.
The Retirement of Lord Salisbury
The third Marquess of Salisbury resigned on 11 July 1902.
The Abdication of King Farouk
King Farouk was 32 when he lost his throne on 26 July 1952.
600th Anniversary Celebrations of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of June 12th, 1952
The Birth of Fanny Burney
Richard Cavendish charts the life of the novelist, diarist and playwright Frances Burney who was born on June 13th, 1752.
The Death of Lord Acton
An overview of the life of Lord Acton of Aldenham, one of the founders of the English Historical Review and Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge.
Death of Maria Montessori
May 6th, 1952
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou
Richard Cavendish marks the anniversary of a royal marriage, on May 18th, 1152.
The Peace of Vereeniging
On May 31st, 1902, the Peace of Vereeniging was signed, ending the Second Boer War between Britain and the two Afrikaner republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State.