History Awesome / CoronationStreet

* Meta example: The July 1981 wedding of Ken and Deirdre ended up gaining more viewership in Britain than the wedding between Prince Charles and Princess Diana that same month. And yes, the same thing happened ''again'' nearly 24 years later when the former couple remarried in April 2005, with the amount of views being higher than that of the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla.

* DomesticAbuser Geoff Metcalfe's cathartic and long overdue KarmaHoudiniWarranty during the 2020 Winter season. First after he attempts to frame Yasmeen for attacking him (in fact self defence after a long run of bullying), her defendant manages to push his {{Berserk Button}}s enough for him to go into a vicious tirade and reveal his true colours to everyone in court. He is exposed as a monster, loses the case and is disowned by his son (who was denied his mother due to Geoff's previous terrorising of her). When he decides to murder Yasmeen in a VillainousBreakdown, he chases her onto the roof. Instead of cowering, she delivers a TranquilFury TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, listing down all his misgivings and insecurities she had suffer for while he can only throw a tantrum and scream denial. Upon a dare from her to kill her, he makes a lunge, only to slip and slowly fall off the roof, begging for his abused wife to save him all the way down.

** However after Granny Hopkins causes more trouble for Betty and Gordon, her behaviour had already caused the shop to lose it customers, sending him a letter revealing his parentage however confronting her with the fact he knows, she threatens to tell the Street so he tells them that he won't sign the shop over meaning they would have to stay in a Street that hates them. Granny is chewed out by her son for her actions and The Hopkins are forced to leave that night in shame.

** However after Granny Hopkins causes more trouble for Betty and Gordon, her behaviour had already caused the shop to lose it customers, sending him a letter revealing his parentage however confronting her with the fact he knows, she threatens to tell the Street so he reminds them that he won't sign the shop over meaning they can't with that they yell at Granny for her actions and are forced to leave that night in shame.

* In 1978, Albert Tarlock and the British Legion Domino Committee took over the Rover's Snug while Ena Sharples was away, however she refused to go without a fight, she sat in the Snug and refused to leave all the time speaking of Domino tricks they could do. The next day the Committee camp outside the Rovers in order to stop Ena however she's there helping to clean, finally she breaks up the Committee by revealing Albert is using them to buy drink unfairly and they fire him resulting in Ena finally returning to her old seat.

* In 1961, Elsie Tanner's husband Arnold returned to ask for a divorce, since VE Day he had nothing to do with his family leaving Elsie to raise Linda and Dennis, she acts stubborn at first but after her sparring partner Ena Sharples saw him outside, she began to claim Elsie was on the game again only Elsie to print a notice in the paper warning action and she confronted Ena in the Sung with everyone mocking Ena for being the joke for a change.

The Divorce went through with Elsie wanting nothing more than to keep her married name, however just as she thought it was over and she began to start a relationship she receives a poison pen letter threatening her affair she discovered she yet to make the divorce absolute, upset and angered she wants revenge:

** The Divorce went through with Elsie wanting nothing more than to keep her married name, however just as she thought it was over and she began to start a relationship she receives a poison pen letter threatening her affair she discovered she yet to make the divorce absolute, upset and angered she wants revenge:

** Then Elsie upon hearing that Ena Sharples claimed Annie wouldn't write such a thing, so it was perfect that Ena was the writer, she confronts her in the street all guns blazing, when Ena tells her straight she knows a lot worst about Elsie than she knows and if she had written the letter, she would have signed as she isn't ashamed. Elsie is defended by realising Ena is right and ends the fight close to fainting.
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* In 1961, Elsie Tanner's husband Arnold returned to ask for a divorce, since VE Day he had nothing to do with his family leaving Elsie to raise Linda and Dennis, she acts stubborn at first but after her sparring partner Ena Sharples saw him outside, she began to claim Elsie was on the game again only Elsie to print a notice in the paper
warning action and she confronted Ena in the Sung with everyone mocking Ena for being the joke for a change.
** The Divorce went through with Elsie wanting nothing more than to keep her married name, however just as she thought it was over and she began to start a relationship with Bill Gregory she receives a poison pen letter

* In 1961, Elsie Tanner received a poison pen letter about her divorce [[note]] she discovered that her lawyer had written her a letter that meant she had not legal signed it [[/note]], she decides that it was written by Ena Sharples confronting her in the street in front of everyone Ena reminds Elsie that she knows worst about her and if she had written the letter she would have signed it. Elsie realises she's right.
** Beforehand she had accused Annie Walker of writing it and everyone was whispering it in the Rovers and when Elsie confronts her, she defences herself of it brilliantly.
*** The letter was in-fact written by Arnold Tanner soon to be wife Norah Dawson, Elsie has to then apologise to Ena who has to have the last word.

* In 1974 Maggie Clegg and her son Gordon were planning to sell the Corner Shop to The Hopkins, however they discover his Birth Certificate that his mother wasn't Maggie but instead his Aunt Betty Turpin, while Idris and Vera were willing to keep the secret returning the Certificate, Megan the grandmother tried to use the information for a cheap sale. So pressured Maggie and Betty told Gordon and while in shock he grew to accept it.
** However after Granny Hopkins causes more trouble for Betty and Gordon, sending him a letter revealing his parentage however confronting her with the fact he knows, she threatens to tell the Street so he reminds them that he won't sign the shop over

*** The Select Concert would carry on for a few Christmas.
* In 1965 the Misson Hall was threatened with closure and Ena feared homelessness, however she inherited the ownership No.11 which was Elsie Tanner’s, she served her tennant an eviction notice, they had a massive fight in the street, climaxing in Ena breaking Elsie’s front window as they were held back Leonard Swindley stopped them announcing to Sharples that the Mission was saved for the moment. When Ena vowed Elsie would pay for this battle but Elsie reminds her as her Landlord she can pay for the smashed window, Ena leaves defected.

** The time she saved Bethany Platt from her mentally unstable parental grandmother using the woman's religious beliefs against her.

* In 1974 Gordon Clegg discovered that his mother wasn't Maggie but instead his Aunt Betty Turpin, he is not upset by this and accepts the truth without shame, however the reason it came out was because the Hopkins who were renting the Corner Shop found his birth certificate and tried to blackmail him into selling the Shop for cheap, however confronting them he admits he knows, then the vile Granny threatens to tell the whole street, Gordon then tells them that he won't sign over the shop and the family are forced to leave the shop out of shame.

* In 1961, Elsie Tanner received a poison pen letter about her divorce [[note]] she discovered that her lawyer had written her a letter that meant she had not legal signed it [[/note]], she decides that it was written by Ena Sharples confronting her in the street in front of everyone Ena reminds Elsie that she knows worst about her and if she had written the letter she would of signed it. Elsie realises she's right.

* Bet Lynch barring the talk of Jim Mcdonald's extension and forcing the Duckworth's to give her the petition.

* Ena Sharples leaving the street, her flat in the Community Centre was yet to be finished and tired of staying with Albert and Ken she revealed a friend in St. Anne’s

** She told off Liz Duckworth for being a bully to one of the Factory Girls.

* Shona telling Tracy what a nasty, evil person she is.

* In 1961, Elsie Tanner received a poison pen letter about her divorce, she decides that it was written by Ena Sharples confronting her in the street in front of everyone Ena reminds Elsie that she knows worst about her and if she had written the letter she would of signed it. Elsie realises she's right.

** When she was still Miss Nugent, she was about marry Leonard Swindley but stopped the wedding realising she was only marrying to end her spinsterhood, Swindley admitted he felt the same and they remained friends.

** She told off Liz Duckworth for being a bully.