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Mar 26, 1066
The Norman Conquest
We conquered England. We became the new rulers and built castles to protect us from the English -
Jan 1, 1297
Magna Carta
The barons forced King John to agree to rules about he governed the country. This didn%u2019t include letting ordinary people having a say in government. -
Jan 1, 1348
The Black Death and Peasants' Revolt
Over 40% of people died but it led to everyone becoming free and improvements to everyday life that lasted for hundreds of years. -
Oct 25, 1415
The battle of Agincourt
Henry V and his archers won a great victory over the French. This led to England ruling parts of France for the next 40 years. -
Jan 1, 1517
The Reformation
New religions developed. All the monasteries were closed which hurt the poor. Some people were executed because they opposed the changes. -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The English navy stopped the Spanish invasion fleet, the Armada. -
The American War of Independence
Britain %u2019s American colonies won their independence and created the USA. -
The battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo
In 1805 Nelson beat the French navy and stopped France invading Britain. In 1815 Wellington%u2019s army beat Napoleon%u2019s army and ended over twenty years of war. -
The Industrial Revolution
Instead of working on farms, people like us moved to towns. Our lives were very different in the crowded towns with lots of new inventions such as railways. -
Discovering the cause of disease
In 1860 Louis Pasteur first suggested that germs cause disease. This led to inoculations and antiseptics and to improved health for millions. -
american cival war
We executed the King. Parliament ruled the country for 10 years before there was a new king. This began to change ideas about who should govern the country. -
The first professional sports leagues
By the 1880s we could watch the Football League and the county cricket championship. Professional sport gave us a completely new kind of entertainment. -
Votes for all
Bubble: In 1928 all men and women over 21 had the vote for the first time. This led to new laws and reforms that still affect everyone's lives. -
the roman conquest
We built roads and baths and changed the way Britons lived for 400 years. -
The Anglo-Saxon invasions
We brought the language you still use today. We were the first English people
