Bridgeman photo library in London have been busy over the festive break compiling a resource page on their site for photo researchers featuring the big historical anniversaries for 2015
These are the big ones:
1. First World War (100 years) 1915
2. Viking invasion by Cnut (1000 years) 1015
3. Winston Churchill death (50 years) 24 Jan 1965
4. VE Day (70 years) 8 May 1945
5. Magna Carta (800 years) 15 June 1215
6. Battle of Waterloo (200 years) 18 June 1815
7. Alice in Wonderland (150 years) 4 July 1865
8. Battle of Agincourt (600 years) 15 October 1415
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