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55 BCE
Julius Caesar conquers the Celts
This made Britain the westernmost province of the Roman Empire -
871
Alfred the Great rules England
871-899; He was the first great king of England -
1016
Canute the Dane rules England
1016-1042; Ruled England, Denmark, and Norway as an empire -
1066
Battle of Hastings
William defeated Harold's infantry -
1086
Domesday Book completed
A census was taken and the results were put in this book -
1337
Hundred Years' War
1337-1453
This battle actually had a few interruptions over the years -
1455
Wars of the Roses
1455-1585
Between the Yorks, white roses, and the Lancasters, red roses. -
1485
Henry Vll
1485-1509
He became king as a result of the Wars of the Roses -
1509
Henry Vll rules England
1509-1547; Wrote Defense if the Seven Sacraments against Martin Luther -
1531
The Convocation
Henry Vll forced the English clergy to recognize him as the "only supreme lord" -
1542
Mary Queen of Scots rules Scotland
1542-1567; She was a week old when she became queen of Scotland -
1547
Edward Vl rules England
1547-1553
Ascended at the age of nine -
1553
Mary l rules England
1553-1558
AKA Bloody Mary -
1558
Elizabeth l rules England
1558-1603
"The Virgin Queen"
"Good Queen Bess" -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was defeated after 10 days of fighting -
James l
1603-1625; The first Stuart king -
Charles l
1625-1649; Was ruler when the Petition of Right was drawn up -
English Civil War
1642-1646; Officially began when the king raised his banner in Nottingham -
1662
The Monarchy was fully restored -
The Plague
AKA Black Death;
Caused by a rat flea;
Whole families wiped out in days; -
The Great Fire of London
The fire lasted for 3 days -
The Glorious Revolution
AKA Bloodless Revolution
