1471 - Edward IV defeated a Lancastrian Army and killed Edward, Prince of Wales. Many of the Lancastrian nobles and knights sought sanctuary in Tewkesbury Abbey although the Abbey was not officially a sanctuary.

1926 - Britain’s miners walked out and in a move of solidarity, workers from other industries joined them. This was the first ever general strike in Britain. By 4th May, the number of strikers had reached 1.5 million.

2016 - Ranked outsiders Leicester City win the Premier League title. They achieved the impossible and were crowned champions for the first time in their history at odds of 5,000- 1.

1840 - The first British Penny Black stamp went on sale. Invented by Rowland Hill, it was the world’s first adhesive postage stamp and it became valid for postage on 6th May.

1944 - The first of 500,000 prefab homes went on show in London. They were designed for demobilised servicemen and bombed-out families and consisted of 2 bedrooms, a living room, bathroom and toilet and kitchen on one floor.

2011 - Prince William, who was second in line to the throne at the time, married Catherine Middleton (now the Princess of Wales) in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.

1923 - The first FA Cup Final was held at Wembley Stadium. 200,000 people arrived at a stadium which was only designed to hold 125,000 and when 60,000 irate fans rushed the turnstiles a human torrent swept onto the pitch.

1986 - Soviet authorities order the evacuation of Pripyat (est population 45,000), Chernobyl (est population 12,000) and 94 other villages (est total population 40,000) due to the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster.

1984 - The re-opening of the reconstructed Cavern Club in Liverpool located next to the original Club. In the early 1960s the Cavern Club became the most publicised pop music venue in the world.