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Period: 43 BCE to 84
The Roman conquest
First visited by Julius Caecar, 55 BC. Gradually conquered from around 43 AD -
Period: 793 to 1066
Viking Invasions
Viking era from Lindisfarne to Stamford bridge -
Period: 990 to Nov 12, 1035
Cnut the Great
Danish king. Tried to stop the tide -
Period: 1028 to Sep 9, 1087
William the Conqueror
Invades England. Grabs the throne. -
Period: Sep 8, 1157 to Mar 6, 1199
Richard I of England (Richard Lionheart)
Crusador. King when Robin Hood lived. -
Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a document signed by King John after negotiations with his barons and their French and Scots allies at Runnymede, Surrey, England in 1215. There they sealed the Great Charter, called in Latin Magna Carta.
Magna Carta has influenced English law down to the present day. It is one of the most celebrated documents in the History of England. It is recognised as a cornerstone of the idea of the liberty of citizens. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
The Hundred Years War
Against France -
Period: Jun 28, 1491 to Jan 28, 1547
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII.
Henry is best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. -
Period: Sep 7, 1533 to
Queen Elisabeth I
Virgin queen, she wouldn´t marry. One of Englands greatest monarch. The state Virginia in the US is named by the queen, and the city Jamestown is named by James I -
Period: 1564 to
William Shakespare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 39 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. -
Period: Apr 13, 1570 to
Guy Fawkes
Tried to blow up James I during opening of Parliament. -
The Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament November 5th. -
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Horatio Nelson
Admiral. Remembered for his efforts in Napoleon Wars -
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The Industrial Revolution
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The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1796–1815). -
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Queen Victoria
Sort of created the British empire. The Vicorian era. She had a lots of children, they were married with the other royal families in Europe -
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The Irish potato famine
Failing crops. -
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Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British statesman, army officer and writer, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Over the course of his career as a Member of Parliament (MP), he represented five constituencies in both England and Scotland. During his time as Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to an allied victory in the Second World War. He was Conservative Party leader from 1940 to 1955. -
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The sinking of the Titanic
The sinking of the RMS Titanic occurred on the night of 14 April to the morning of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Titanic had an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at around 23:40 (ship's time) on Sunday, 14 April 1912. Her sinking on Monday, 15 April, resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, which made it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. -
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The Easter Rising
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The Battle of Britain