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  • 1066

    Battle of Hastings (1066)

    Battle of Hastings (1066)
    The Norman Conquest of England began at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066, between an English force led by Harold Godwinson and a Norman-French army led by William, the Duke of Normandy.
  • 1215

    King John signs the Magna Carta (1215)

    King John signs the Magna Carta (1215)
    King John sealed the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, in a pasture near Runnymede. He agreed to their demands when confronted by 40 rebelling barons in order to prevent civil war. Innocent III, the pope, annulled the pact ten weeks later, and England descended into civil war.

  • England establishes colonies that become the USA (1607)

    England establishes colonies that become the USA (1607)
    In Virginia's Jamestown, the first English colony to last permanently was founded in 1607. At the time, there were about 30,000 Algonquian inhabitants of the area. More colonies were founded in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean throughout the following several centuries.

  • Britain dominates parts of China (1842)

    Britain dominates parts of China (1842)
    Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories are the three primary areas that make up modern-day Hong Kong. Between 1842 and 1898, the British Empire gradually took control of these areas. When the empire engaged in war with the British Empire in 1839, all of these regions were still governed by China.Britain dominates parts of China (1842)

  • Britain takes control of India (1858)

    Britain takes control of India (1858)
    The Government of India Act, which transferred British control over India from the East India Company, whose incompetence was mostly to blame for the mutiny, to the crown, was approved by Parliament on August 2, 1858, little than a month after Canning declared the victory of British arms.