Princess Diana: How 1997 Changed British Public Mourning
By the GlobeBids History Desk | 31 August 2026 Diana, Princess of Wales, died in Paris on 31 August 1997. The extraordinary public response that…
By the GlobeBids History Desk | 31 August 2026 Diana, Princess of Wales, died in Paris on 31 August 1997. The extraordinary public response that…
By GlobeBids History Desk | 29 August 2026 On 29 August 1842, Britain and Qing China signed the Treaty of Nanjing, ending the First Opium…
On 25 August 1919, a converted de Havilland DH.4A left Hounslow Heath Aerodrome near London for Le Bourget outside Paris. Operated by Air Transport and…
By the GlobeBids History Desk | 22 August 2026 On 22 August 1642, Charles I raised his royal standard at Nottingham, publicly summoning supporters as…
By the GlobeBids Editorial Team | Published 19 August 2026 World Humanitarian Day is observed each year on 19 August because that date marks the…
By GlobeBids History Desk Published 18 August 2026 On 18 August 1940, Luftwaffe formations attacked British airfields and aviation infrastructure during one of the most…
By the GlobeBids Culture Desk | 17 August 2026 George Orwell’s Animal Farm was published in Britain by Secker and Warburg on 17 August 1945.…
By GlobeBids History Desk | Published 16 August 2026 On 16 August 1819, a large parliamentary-reform meeting assembled at St Peter’s Field in Manchester. Mounted…
By the GlobeBids History Desk | Updated 15 August 2026 The date 15 August connects several turning points in modern British history: an expansion of…
By the GlobeBids History Desk | Published 14 August 2026 On 14 August 1945, news emerged that Japan had accepted the Allied surrender terms. For…
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