Historical place archive

Kent in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kent in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records4 event labels4 people1931–2012

Historical events in Kent

1931

October 1931
Hop-Picking
George Orwell · Literature

Writes about hop-picking and casual labour in Kent.

1941

1941
Commander of 12th Corps
Bernard Law Montgomery · Military

Appointed Commander of the 12th Corps

1941
Commander of 12th Corps
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of the 12th Corps

1984

March 1984
Strike
Margaret Hilda Thatcher · Conservative Party Government

The Kent NUM loses its case against the Government. The Kent NUM challenge the Governments right to turn away pickets

2012

25 June 2012
Welfare Reform Speech
David William Donald Cameron · Coalition Government

Sets out arguments for further welfare reform and a stronger link between support, work and responsibility.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Kent. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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