In 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded for adultery, as Henry VIII was considering marriage to Jane Seymour.

In 1649, Oliver Cromwell declared England a republican state.

In 2005, it was reported that a South African woman had received £7, 000 in damages after a toilet she was frequenting collapsed beneath her, causing her injury.

25 years ago

Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of May 19, 1982...

More than 40 coach and tour operators now bring holidaymakers to Bradford according to the council's Economic Development Unit.

50 years ago

Taken from the Telegraph & Argus of May 19, 1957...

Bunting and flags in Otley's streets fluttered bravely in a freshening breeze as the crowds flocked to the 24-acre site near Otley Bridge where today the Wharfedale Agricultural Society staged the 150th Otley Show.