From Stone Age to the Tudor dynasty

By Denise.17
  • 12,000 BCE

    Stone Age

    Stone Age
    The Stone Age marks a period of prehistory in which humans used primitive stone tools.
  • 4000 BCE

    Neolithic migrations

    Neolithic migrations
    A group of Neolithic immigratnts arrived from Europe, settled down and started to cultivate the land.
  • 2500 BCE

    Iron Age

    Iron Age
    During Iron Age, people across much of Europe, Asia and parts of Africa began making tools and weapons from iron and steel.
  • 2000 BCE

    The Celts

    The Celts
    The Celts were a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe that shared a similar language, religious beliefs, traditions and culture.
  • 1300 BCE

    The Celts, Focus

    The Celts, Focus
    Around 1300 BC, a new extraordinary people entered the story of the western world
  • 900 BCE

    The Celts, Focus

    The Celts, Focus
    Between about 900 and 500 BC the Celts crossed the narrow
    English Channel and settled in peace in many parts of Britain.
  • 55 BCE

    Julius Ceasar

    Julius Ceasar
    Julius Caesar first landed in Britain on August 26th, 55BC.Caesar took with him only two legions, and achieved little beyond a landing on the coast of Kent.
  • 128

    Hadrian's Wall

    Hadrian's Wall
    Hadrian's Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for nearly 300 years. It was built by the Roman army on the orders of the emperor Hadrian.
  • 410

    The departure of the Romans

    The departure of the Romans
    The departure of the Romans in 410 AD left the island undefended against the invasions of the Angles and Saxons from nothern Germany.
  • 449

    The Anglo-Saxon invaders

    The Anglo-Saxon invaders
    The Anglo-Saxon invaders colonised northwards and westwards, pushing the Celts to the fringes of Britain, mainly to Cornwall, Wales and Scotland.
  • 1066

    Saxon king Edward the Confessor

    Saxon king Edward the Confessor
    Saxon king Edward the Confessor died in 1066
  • 1066

    William, Duke of Normandy

    William, Duke of Normandy
    Harold Godwinson was chosen, but the throne was also claimed by his cousin William, Duke of Normandy, who defeated Harold at the battle of Hastings and was crowned king of England with the name of William I.
  • 1066

    Feudal System

    Feudal System
    The Normans unifield England, gradually took control of Wales and Ireland and introduced the feudal system of nobles, knights and serfs.
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    With the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 feudalism began its slow decline.
  • 1337

    From the XIV to the XV centuries

    From the XIV to the XV centuries
    The Hundred Years' War with France, (1337/1453)
  • 1348

    From the XIV to the XV centuries

    From the XIV to the XV centuries
    England experienced the terrible Black Death, struggles for power and a series of wars.
  • 1455

    From the XIV to the XV centuries

    From the XIV to the XV centuries
    The Wars of the Roses, (1455/1485), between the York and the Lancaster, which resulted in a new royal house - the Tudors.
  • 1485

    The Tudors, Henry

    The Tudors, Henry
    Henry Tudor, Duke of Richmond, won the final battle at Bosworth, 1485, and ascended the throne as Henry VII.
  • 1509

    The Tudors, Henry III

    The Tudors, Henry III
    Henry VIII, son of Henry VII, gained fame for his six marriages in search of a male heir. When the Pope did not allow him to divorce and remarry, Henry split with the Catholic church and had Parliament appoint him Head of the Protestant Church of England; he dissolved Catholic monasteries and confiscated their lands and possessions.
  • 1558

    The Tudors, Elizabeth I

    The Tudors, Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I, Henry VIII's daughter, ascended the throne in 1558 and reigned until 1603. Her reign was perhaps the most glorious era for Britain, with explorations, colonisation, victory in war and growing world importance as a trading nation.