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Why do we remember, remember the 5th of November?
Every 5th of November, many people go to see spectacular firework displays. But why do we remember this night each year? Tap or click below to explore the true story behind Bonfire Night, with gunpowder, treason and plot!
Also in our top pages this month: discover 1066, discover some spooky tales, create your own masterpieces and read the latest issue of Kids Rule! magazine online.
The Bonfire Night storyExplore
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Prehistory (Up to AD 50)
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The Romans (AD 43 - AD 410)
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The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (AD 410 - 1066)
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Medieval England (1066 - 1485)
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The Tudors (1485 - 1603)
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The Stuarts and the English Civil Wars (1603 - 1714)
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The Georgians (1714 - 1837)
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The Victorians (1837 - 1901)
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The World Wars (1914-18), (1939-45)
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Heroes of History
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The Industrial Revolution
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TIMELINE OF ENGLAND'S HISTORY
Explore 500,000 years of the past with our expandable timeline, taking you on a whistlestop tour through some of the most famous moments in England's story. You'll meet emperors and conquerors, hear tales of fire and famine, discover inventors and adventurers, unearth prehistoric bones and come face to face with kings and queens.
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