A Day in the Past · history worksheet
On this day: 25 August
Name: Class: Date:
1. What happened on 25 August?
- 1537 The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the…
- 1651 A parliamentarian army defeats a royalist army under James Stanley, 7th Earl…
- 1814 War of 1812: On the second day of the burning of Washington, British troops…
- 1875 Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing…
- 1930 Born: Sean Connery
- 1939 The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK…
- 1941 World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet…
- 2012 The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in…
2. How long ago?
This year is 2026. Work out how many years ago each thing happened.
| Year | What happened | Sum | Years ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1537 | The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the… | 2026 − 1537 = | |
| 1814 | War of 1812: On the second day of the burning of Washington, British troops… | 2026 − 1814 = | |
| 1930 | Born: Sean Connery | 2026 − 1930 = | |
| 1941 | World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet… | 2026 − 1941 = |
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!
- A parliamentarian army defeats a royalist army under James Stanley, 7th Earl…
- Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing…
- War of 1812: On the second day of the burning of Washington, British troops…
- The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the…
4. Quick quiz
In which year did this happen: “The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in”?
- A. 1900
- B. 1939
- C. 2012
In which year did this happen: “The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the”?
- A. 1930
- B. 1537
- C. 1941
Which of these happened first?
- A. Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing
- B. The skeleton of King Richard III of England was discovered under a car park in
- C. The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the
5. Draw it!
Draw your favourite event from 25 August. Then write a sentence about why you chose it.
Answers for teachers
How long ago: 1537 → 489 years; 1814 → 212 years; 1930 → 96 years; 1941 → 85 years.
Order: 1 = The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the… (1537), 2 = A parliamentarian army defeats a royalist army under James Stanley, 7th Earl… (1651), 3 = War of 1812: On the second day of the burning of Washington, British troops… (1814), 4 = Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, doing… (1875).
Quiz: 1. C (2012); 2. B (1537); 3. C (The Honourable Artillery Company, now the oldest surviving regiment in the).