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2017 ANNIVERSARIES: 1. Lincoln. 2. The Treaty of Montgomery. 3. King Henry IV. 4. Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle church. 5. Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (and his valet). 6. David Garrick. 7. Princess Charlotte of Wales, only child of the future George IV. 8. Marie Curie. 9. Jerusalem.

10. The oil tanker Torrey Canyon struck rocks off the Cornish coast and began to break up.

IT HAPPENED IN 2016:

11. English Heritage unveiled a carving of Merlin on the rock beneath the castle.

12. Asa Briggs. 13. The Armada portrait of Elizabeth I. 14. A 120-metre-long model of 17th-century London, to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire.

15. Christopher Marlowe. IT HAPPENED AT CHRISTMAS: 16. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge. 17. Hong Kong. 18. William the Conqueror. 19. The Royal Institution Christmas Lecture. 20. The Stone of Scone. CHRISTMAS CONTRIBUTIONS: 21. He created the first Christmas crackers. 22. He started the tradition of Christingle, in Marienborn, Germany. 23. She set up England’s first known Christmas tree.

24. He illustrated the first edition of Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol. 25. A German-born American illustrator, he is credited with creating the modern image of Santa Claus. 26. Both are reputed authors of the poem A Visit from St Nicholas, also known as The Night Before Christmas

27. They backed Bing Crosby on his bestselling recording of ‘White Christmas’.

28. He wrote the first royal Christmas broadcast, which was delivered by George V.

29. They first gave London a Christmas tree to erect in Trafalgar Square – a gesture of appreciation for Britain’s support during the Second World War. 30. They wrote the Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’.

GIFTS IN HISTORY:

31. Hampton Court was given to Henry VIII by Thomas Wolsey. 32. The States General of the Netherlands. 33. Princess Mary, daughter of George V. 34. Chocolate. 35. Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire, given to the Duke of Wellington.

36. Chequers, Buckinghamshire, given by Arthur and Ruth Lee. 37. King Henry III. 38. Peter Carl Fabergé.