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Important Dates in British History - a timeline

Here are events from 1897 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
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On this day:
Battle of Towton - 1461, Battle of Alresford - 1644, Albert Hall Opens - 1871, Captain Scott dies - 1912, First London Marathon - 1981

Famous and historic events from 1897

Bram Stoker Publishes Dracula
First Royal Command Performance
RAC Established
Victorias Diamond Jubilee
Worlds 1st Drunk Driver Caught

Famous Britons born in 1897
Aneurin Bevan
Anthony Eden
Douglas Hartree
Enid Blyton
Helen de Guerry Simpson
John Glubb
John Laurie
Kathleen Garscadden
Leon Goossens
Naomi Mitchison
Patrick Blackett
Ronald Norrish
Ruth Pitter
Sir Frederick Russell
Sir Sacheverell Sitwell

Recommended Books:

A Picture of Britain
A Picture of Britain
Ashes Fever
Ashes Fever
Coast
Coast
Churchill
Churchill

Brit Quote:
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour - William Blake
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On this day:
Battle of Towton - 1461, Battle of Alresford - 1644, Albert Hall Opens - 1871, Captain Scott dies - 1912, First London Marathon - 1981
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