A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 13 March
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 13 March?
- 1741 War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the…
- 1764 Born: Charles Grey
- 1781 William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in…
- 1811 Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of…
- 1900 British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer…
- 1993 Born: Tyrone Mings
- 2002 The Sutton Hoo visitor centre, featuring Rick Kirby's sculpture Sutton Hoo…
- 2003 An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1741 | War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the… | 2026 − 1741 = | |
| 1781 | William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in… | 2026 − 1781 = | |
| 1900 | British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer… | 2026 − 1900 = | |
| 2002 | The Sutton Hoo visitor centre, featuring Rick Kirby's sculpture Sutton Hoo… | 2026 − 2002 = |
3. Put them in order
Write 1 next to the oldest event, then 2, 3 and so on up to the newest. Use list 1 to help you!
- War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the…
- British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer…
- Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of…
- William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in”?
- A. 1741
- B. 1960
- C. 1781
In which year did this happen: “Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of”?
- A. 1811
- B. 1884
- C. 2003
Which of these happened first?
- A. William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in
- B. Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of
- C. War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 13 March. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1741 → 285 years; 1781 → 245 years; 1900 → 126 years; 2002 → 24 years.
Order: 1 = War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the… (1741), 2 = William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus from the garden of his house in… (1781), 3 = Napoleonic Wars: A British frigate squadron defeated a much larger squadron of… (1811), 4 = British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer… (1900).
Quiz: 1. C (1781); 2. A (1811); 3. C (War of Jenkins' Ear: The British began an assault against Spanish forts in the).