-
C. S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
-
His mother died of cancer
-
Lewis' father sent him and his brother Warren to a bording school in England
-
Lewis went to Oxford University
-
He left university to join the army in World War I
-
Lewis returns to Oxford after the end of the war
-
In Oxford he studied literature and philosophy. "I believe in no religion. There is absolutely no proof of any of them, they are merely man's inventions"
-
Lewis became a lecturer at Oxford University
-
He met J.R.Tolkien and they became close friends
-
Lewis converted to Christianity: "In the Trinity Term of 1929, I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed, perhaps that night the most dejected and reluctant convert in all of England"
-
During a long walk in the night with Tolkien they discussed about fantasy worlds, time travels. The world of literature changed forever.
-
He became a member of the "Inklings", a literary groups made up of friends who shared their love for literature and art.
-
The first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is released
-
His autobiography "Surprised by Joy" was published
-
Lewis married Joy Gresham. He will spend most of his time caring for her, who had cancer.
-
He wrote his last Narnia book, "The last Battle"
-
After having spent some time in Greece with her husband Joy died.
-
Lewis died in Oxford.
