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Who flew over the English Channel first?
Gossamer Albatross was the first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel on 12 June 1979. It was made of carbon fibre covered by Mylar and weighed only about 220 pounds for the Channel crossing. Invented by Paul McReady and flown by Bryan Allen.
When did Harriet Quimby fly over the English Channel?
April of l9l2, somewhat oddly this successful flight overlapped with the ( Titanic) disaster occurring on April l4-l5 of that year.
How many times has britain been invaded in the past?
In historic times, the Thames and the Rhine were the same river, and there was no English Channel. So people crossed over to England on foot, without any idea of invasion. After the English Channel started to widen, the first known invaders were the Romans, followed by the Angles and Jutes, then the Saxons. The Norman conquest of 1066 is the last officially-recognised invasion. But events after 1950, continuing to the present day, will eventually be recognised as an invasion in the full sense.
How has the English monarchy changed over the centuries?
The English monarchy has changed drastically over the centuries. In previous centuries, the king or queen ruled absolutely and had authority over the life and death of all their citizens. Currently, the English monarch is simply a figurehead. The real business of running the country happens in parliament.
The english civil war was a fight over?
The English Civil War was fought over two different ways of ruling the country. Monarchy - the King Sort of democracy - Parliament
