A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 24 August
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 24 August?
- 1200 King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of…
- 1215 Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid
- 1608 The first official English representative to India lands in Surat
- 1662 The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the…
- 1682 William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it…
- 1812 Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed…
- 1814 War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various…
- 1998 First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of… | 2026 − 1200 = | |
| 1608 | The first official English representative to India lands in Surat | 2026 − 1608 = | |
| 1682 | William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it… | 2026 − 1682 = | |
| 1814 | War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various… | 2026 − 1814 = |
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!
- Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid
- King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of…
- The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the…
- The first official English representative to India lands in Surat
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various”?
- A. 1482
- B. 1215
- C. 1814
In which year did this happen: “The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the”?
- A. 1998
- B. 1662
- C. 1217
Which of these happened first?
- A. The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the
- B. War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various
- C. The first official English representative to India lands in Surat
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 24 August. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1200 → 826 years; 1608 → 418 years; 1682 → 344 years; 1814 → 212 years.
Order: 1 = King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of… (1200), 2 = Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid (1215), 3 = The first official English representative to India lands in Surat (1608), 4 = The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the… (1662).
Quiz: 1. C (1814); 2. B (1662); 3. C (The first official English representative to India lands in Surat).