A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 17 August
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 17 August?
- 1424 Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of…
- 1560 The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith…
- 1585 A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of…
- 1648 The Parliamentarians defeat a English Royalist and Scottish army in the battle…
- 1827 Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord
- 1932 Born: V. S. Naipaul
- 1943 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a secret conference in Quebec
- 1943 World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1424 | Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of… | 2026 − 1424 = | |
| 1585 | A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of… | 2026 − 1585 = | |
| 1827 | Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord | 2026 − 1827 = | |
| 1943 | Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a secret conference in Quebec | 2026 − 1943 = |
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!
- Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of…
- A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of…
- The Parliamentarians defeat a English Royalist and Scottish army in the battle…
- The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a secret conference in Quebec”?
- A. 1943
- B. 1597
- C. 1549
In which year did this happen: “Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of”?
- A. 1424
- B. 1932
- C. 1560
Which of these happened first?
- A. Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met in a secret conference in Quebec
- B. The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith
- C. Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 17 August. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1424 → 602 years; 1585 → 441 years; 1827 → 199 years; 1943 → 83 years.
Order: 1 = Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of… (1424), 2 = The Scottish Reformation Parliament approved a Protestant confession of faith… (1560), 3 = A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of… (1585), 4 = The Parliamentarians defeat a English Royalist and Scottish army in the battle… (1648).
Quiz: 1. A (1943); 2. A (1424); 3. C (Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of).