A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 29 March
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 29 March?
- 1461 Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of…
- 1800 William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British…
- 1867 Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which…
- 1941 Second World War: British and Australian ships defeated Italian Regia Marina…
- 1975 Jeff Beck released Blow by Blow, his most successful album in the U.S.…
- 1981 Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen jointly won the Men's Elite Race and Joyce…
- 1982 Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982
- 2017 British prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1461 | Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of… | 2026 − 1461 = | |
| 1867 | Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which… | 2026 − 1867 = | |
| 1975 | Jeff Beck released Blow by Blow, his most successful album in the U.S.… | 2026 − 1975 = | |
| 1982 | Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982 | 2026 − 1982 = |
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!
- William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British…
- Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of…
- Second World War: British and Australian ships defeated Italian Regia Marina…
- Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982”?
- A. 1867
- B. 1982
- C. 1975
In which year did this happen: “British prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on”?
- A. 1879
- B. 1867
- C. 2017
Which of these happened first?
- A. Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of
- B. Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982
- C. British prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 29 March. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1461 → 565 years; 1867 → 159 years; 1975 → 51 years; 1982 → 44 years.
Order: 1 = Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of… (1461), 2 = William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British… (1800), 3 = Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which… (1867), 4 = Second World War: British and Australian ships defeated Italian Regia Marina… (1941).
Quiz: 1. B (1982); 2. C (2017); 3. A (Wars of the Roses: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrian army at the Battle of).