1170 Murder of Thomas Becket 1649 Execution of Charles I 1215 Magna Carta 1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis 1066 Battle of Hastings 1381 Peasants Revolt 1945 End of World War Two 1833 Abolition of Slavery 1170 Murder of Thomas Becket 1919 Treaty of Versailles 1588 Spanish Armada 1914 Start of World War One

Murder of Thomas Becket Execution of Charles I Magna Carta Battle of Trafalgar Cuban Missile Crisis Battle of Hastings Peasants Revolt End of World War Two Abolition of Slavery Murder of Thomas Becket Treaty of Versailles Spanish Armada Start of World War One

Henry V 1413   1307 Edward II 1377 Richard II 1272 Edward I Henry VI 1422   1327 Edward III Henry IV 1399

22nd June 1941 Operation Barbarossa begins   26th May 1940 Evacuation of Dunkirk June 6th 1944 Operation Overlord Begins 6th August 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima 14th June 1940 German Troops enter Paris 23rd October 1942 Battle of El Alamein Begins 3rd September 1939 Britain declares war of Germany 10th July 1940 Battle of Britain Begins   1st September 1939 Germany invades Poland 25th August 1944 Allies liberate Paris 7th December 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 7th May 1945 Germany surrenders 12th May 1943 Axis forces surrender in North Africa 14th August 1945 Japanese Surrender 10th May 1940 Prime Minister Chamberlain resigns

10th July 1940 Battle of Britain Begins   1st September 1939 Germany invades Poland 25th August 1944 Allies liberate Paris 7th December 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 7th May 1945 Germany surrenders 12th May 1943 Axis forces surrender in North Africa 14th August 1945 Japanese Surrender 10th May 1940 Prime Minister Chamberlain resigns

Aircraft available June 1942 9500 3700   Britain Germany Aircraft available June 1942 9500 3700 Army divisions 1939 9 78 Army divisions 1940 34 189 Destroyers sunk 142 53 Total warships sunk (includes submarines) 260 1060 Civilian Air raid deaths 60,400 543,000

How many days did the Second World War last for? How many days did the First World War last for? What was the difference? How many troops took part in D-Day? How many Tanks were used? How many aircraft?

Rationing: You were allowed: 50g butter per week 1 fresh egg per week 100g bacon or ham per week 50 g cheese per week How many eggs would you get in a year? How many would four adults get in this time? A recipe calls for 350g of bacon; how long will it take before you get enough? In six months how much butter would you get? In one year how much cheese would you get? Because of shortages the following year this is reduced by half, so how much would you get? A chicken can lay 7 eggs a week so in five weeks how many eggs will it produce and how many people will that chicken provide for?