A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 5 August
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 5 August?
- 1100 Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey
- 1192 Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the battle of Jaffa
- 1460 The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds…
- 1620 The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers…
- 1816 Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use…
- 1916 First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with…
- 1925 Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh…
- 1963 Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey | 2026 − 1100 = | |
| 1460 | The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds… | 2026 − 1460 = | |
| 1816 | Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use… | 2026 − 1816 = | |
| 1925 | Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh… | 2026 − 1925 = |
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!
- Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the battle of Jaffa
- The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers…
- Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey
- The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey”?
- A. 1460
- B. 1388
- C. 1100
In which year did this happen: “Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the”?
- A. 1620
- B. 1963
- C. 1388
Which of these happened first?
- A. Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the
- B. First World War: The British Empire's Sinai and Palestine campaign began with
- C. Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 5 August. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1100 → 926 years; 1460 → 566 years; 1816 → 210 years; 1925 → 101 years.
Order: 1 = Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey (1100), 2 = Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the battle of Jaffa (1192), 3 = The Kingdom of Scotland captures Roxburgh, one of the last English strongholds… (1460), 4 = The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers… (1620).
Quiz: 1. C (1100); 2. B (1963); 3. C (Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey).