A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 30 May
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 30 May?
- 1381 Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England
- 1536 Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII
- 1574 Henry III becomes King of France
- 1588 The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the…
- 1642 From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively…
- 1757 Born: Henry Addington
- 1914 RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from…
- 1980 Born: Steven Gerrard
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1381 | Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England | 2026 − 1381 = | |
| 1574 | Henry III becomes King of France | 2026 − 1574 = | |
| 1642 | From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively… | 2026 − 1642 = | |
| 1914 | RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from… | 2026 − 1914 = |
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!
- Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England
- The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the…
- Henry III becomes King of France
- Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII”?
- A. 1536
- B. 1588
- C. 1963
In which year did this happen: “RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from”?
- A. 1980
- B. 1381
- C. 1914
Which of these happened first?
- A. Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII
- B. RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from
- C. From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 30 May. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1381 → 645 years; 1574 → 452 years; 1642 → 384 years; 1914 → 112 years.
Order: 1 = Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England (1381), 2 = Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII (1536), 3 = Henry III becomes King of France (1574), 4 = The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the… (1588).
Quiz: 1. A (1536); 2. C (1914); 3. A (Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII).