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In 55 BC, Britain became the westernmost province of the Roman Empire after being conquered by Julius Caeser.
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Alfred the Great was a wise king. He was the first Great King of England. He started writing the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
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Canute the Dane ruled England, Denmark, and Norway as a great empire.
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William the Conqueror led an army against the forces of Harold Godwin.
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A census of the people of England compiled into a book was called the Domesday book.
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The Hundred Years' War involved English kings trying to take over the French throne. It took place from 1337 to 1453.
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The power struggle between the Yorks and the Lancasters for the throne of England.
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During the reign of Henry VII, the great geographical discoveries that opened the World for the Modern Age began.
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Henry VIII was titled the Defender of Faith by Pope Leo X for his support of the Catholic church.
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When Henry VIII forced the English clergy to recognize him as the single protector, the only supreme lord, and as far as is permitted by the law of Christ even supreme head of the church.
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Edward VI was only 9 when he became king. He was king when Protestantism first came to England.
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Mary Stuart was only a week old during her father's death. She was the only surviving heir and was sent to France, to keep her country's religion. She also was alive during the Scottish reformation.
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Mary I was called Bloody Mary because she slaughtered 300 martyrs.
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She was a good queen, who was intelligent. Because of her good spirit, she was given the nickname Good Queen Bess. She liked falconing.
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The Defeat of the Spanish Armada was when Spain tried to take over England but did not succeed and the Armada was destroyed.
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James I was the first Stuart monarch of England. He believed in the divine right of kings. He was king when the pilgrims sailed to America.
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Charles I also believed in the divine right of kings. He also hated the Parliament.
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The English Civil war began because of the conflict against the King and Parliament. They disagreed about divine right or government consent.
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During 1662, the monarchy of England was fully restored, and the nation rejoiced, at first.
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The Plague was an incurable, infections disease transmitted by the rat flea. It killed about 100,000 people in England.
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The Plague had just ended when the Great Fire happened. Flames raged for 3 days. Thousands of people were homeless. Most of the city was reduced to ruins.
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Seven leaders of Parliament wrote a letter to William the Orange asking him to rule England.
