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ON THIS DAY THIS HAPPENED
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OUR STORY

History is never
just history.

It is people, choices, surprises and stories that still speak to us today.

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A NOTE FROM THE BRAND

For the endlessly curious.

On This Day This Happened shares the lives, scandals and defining moments that make the past feel close. From European royal families to the details hidden in an ordinary date, each story offers a new way to look back.

Our first colouring collection turns one of those stories into something you can spend time with: the complete Mariana Victoria book, free to print and enjoy.

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