The Conversation

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National Love is Kind Day

 27 July is National Love is Kind Day to celebrate all those who have escaped from domestic violence. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-domestic-violence/

Alexander McKee

 Alexander McKee the man who discovered the Mary Rose was born on 25 July 1918. Well done Alexander. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NgPGFifFQ

Corporal Punishment

 On 22 July 1986, the British parliament voted to end corporal punishment in state schools. The new law received royal assent on 7 November 1986. Corporal punishment became illegal in state schools on 15 August 1987.

Neil Armstrong

 On 21 July 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-the-moon/

The Mary Rose Sinks

Henry VIII's warship Mary Rose sank on 19 July 1545, near Portsmouth https://localhistories.org/the-mary-rose/

Women in the 16th Century

 This is my video about women in the 16th century 

Ruth Ellis

On 13 July 1955 Ruth Ellis became the last woman in Britain to be hanged. (She shot her former lover David Blakely). Her execution was controversial and added to the debate about the death penalty. In 2003 her relative appealed. But the Court of Appeal judges said there were no grounds for an appeal. She was properly convicted of murder according to the law at that time. And like it or not, hanging was the legal penalty for murder in 1955. My history of capital punishment

World Chocolate Day

 7 July is World Chocolate Day