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55 BCE
Julius Caesar conquers the Celts
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Period: 55 BCE to
History Timeline
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871
Alfred the Great
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1016
Canute the Dane
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1066
Battle of Hastings
William defeated Harold's infantry -
1086
Domesday Book
Held the results of the cencus -
1337
Hundred Years War
The war that began because France took over Engand's land -
1453
Hundred Years War Ends
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1455
Wars of the Roses
Lancaster's and Yorks fought -
1485
Wars of Roses ENDS
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1485
Henry VII
Became first Tudor king of England -
1509
Henry VIII
Became king at 18 and ruled in the act of Tudor Absolutism -
1531
Convocation
Where the English assembly met -
1542
Edward VI
king of England that rescued John Knox from slavery -
1542
Mary Queen of Scots
She was only a week old when her father died -
1553
Mary I
1st Daughter of King Henry -
1558
Elilzabeth I
Also known as Good Queen Bess -
1558
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The English completely defeat the Spanish Armada -
James I
First Stuart king of England -
Charles I
Father of Charles II, he was also very self-centered -
English Civil War
Began when the king raised his banner in the town of Nottingham -
1662
The English monarchy is restored -
The Plague
Killed 1/2 of London's population -
The Great Fire of London
Reduced the city to ruins, and in the middle of The Plague -
Glorious Revolution of 1688
Also known as the Bloodless Revolution, established once and for all in England the principle of government by consent
