Onthisday

Mary Queen of Scots married her cousin, Lord Darnley, in the Old Abbey Chapel at Holyrood, Edinburgh.

1565:

The Spanish Armada, sent by Philip II in an attempt to invade England, was sighted off Cornwall. It was defeated by the English fleet under Howard and Drake, the battle beginning off Plymouth.

George Bradshaw, English publisher and originator of the railway guides, was born.

Benito Mussolini, Italian founder of the Fascist Party and ally of Hitler, was born in Predappio.

1588: 1801: 1883: 1938:

First edition of The Beano comic was published.

1948:

The first post-war Olympic Games opened in London.

1981:

The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer were married at St Paul’s Cathedral.