ON this day in history, the UK held its first national lottery.
Although the modern National Lottery was launched on 19th November 1994, this wasn’t the first time that the UK had held a lottery.
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In 1567, Queen Elizabeth I desperately needed to raise money in order to strengthen and modernise England’s harbours and coastal defences.
In need of a quick solution, the queen was faced with either increasing taxes or encouraging a form of voluntary tax...