This Week in History - May 25th to May 31st

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25th May 1895: Oscar Wilde is sentenced to two years hard labour for the crime of gross indecency.

27th May 1703: St Petersburg is founded on the banks of the Neva River

25th May 1659: Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector, leading to the restoration of the monarchy. Charles II lands at Dover exactly one year later.

Published on Monday, 25th May 2026.

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