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SEPTEMBER HISTORY LESSON The Gregorian calendar is the one most used nowadays. It is named after Pope Gregory Xlll who introduced it in 1582. There is a leap year every four years (or more precisely, 97 leap years every 400 years). This means that the year corresponds closely with the astronomical year (365.24219 days) so that it is just one day out every 3,300 years. Up until 1753, the calendar the British used was the Julian Calendar. It was based on the solar year, the time it takes for the Earth to rotate around the Sun, and thus was less accurate than the Gregorian Calendar. The Julian Calendar was 365.25 days long, which was fractionally too long, and the calendar over time fell out of line with the seasons. In 1752 Britain decided to correct this by abandoning the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian. By doing so, 3 September instantly became 14 September - and as a result, nothing whatsoever happened in British history between 3 and 13 September 1752. Many people believed their lives would be shortened. They protested in the streets, demanding "Give us back our 11 days!" ~ projectbritian.com ~~~~~~ To view a complete listing of all galleries and sub-galleries on this website click on tree view in the upper right hand corner of the screen, then click on the desired gallery to access it. Or double-click on an image below to access individual galleries. Your comments and votes are always welcome. Enjoy your visit!