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The Gun Powder Plot
The Gun Powder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up the Parliament House and everyone in it, including the king. It was organized by Robert Catesby and was taken out by Guy Fawkes. The reason was to kill the king who was against Catholicism and have the Catholics take over. Guy Fawkes and everyone involved in the plot ended get caught and executed. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Rights was a document that was written by Parliament. It was used to limit the Kings power, in this case Charles I. The Petition of Right had four main principles, no taxation with out Parliament's consent, people have to have had a good reason to be put in jail, solders could not quarter on subjects, and nothing warlike during peace time. -
Execution of King Charles I
King Charles was convicted of treason and sentenced to a public execution. This happened after 7 years of fighting between the King’s supporters and Oliver Cromwell/ Parliament. -
Thomas Hobbes publishes Leviathan/ Event during the Enlightenment
Thomas Hobbes was a big Enlightenment thinker, he believed in absolute Monarchy and that it was the only true way to govern. He argued about this point in his book that was published, Leviathan. -
Oliver Cromwell death
When Oliver Cromwell died the people of England were not unhappy, they hated the way he ruled. He enforced very strict and unnecessary laws like, not being able to play football on Sundays, not being able to go to the theater ever, and it made the people very miserable because they weren’t allowed to enjoy any kind of entertainment. -
The Glorious Revolution
Parliament overthrows James II and his daughter Mary takes over the throne of England with her husband William. Parliament chose Mary and William because they were Protestant and Mary was still part of the blood line. -
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate began to call themselves the National Assembly. On the morning of June 20 deputies were shocked to find the chamber door was locked and guarded by soldiers. They feared the worst that a royal attack by King Louis XVI. They congregated in a nearby tennis court were they swore “ not to separate, and to reassemble where ever circumstance require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established”. This oath would quickly come to have great significance in the revolution. -
The storming of Bastille
The Bastille is a French prison that is located in Paris, France. It was stormed by a big and aggressive mob, who ended up killing the governor. During the French Revolution the prison of Bastille was a symbol of power and the monarchy’s dictatorial rule. The prison only held 7 prisoners, but the mob went for the huge ammunition storage that was kept in the prison. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was set up by France’s National Constituent Assembly, as a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. The basic principle of this document was that all “men are born equal and remain free and equal in rights”. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The storming of the Tuileries Palace was a very defining event that took place during the French Revolution. Armed revolutionaries in France stormed the palace do to conflict with the French monarchy. -
France is declared a Republic
After the storming of the Palace of Tuileries, the National Assembly abolished the French monarchy and declared France as a Republic. This decision was taken unanimously and Louis XVI has all his titles and honors taken away from him. This date is known as the “Citizen Louis Capet”. -
Execution of king Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was executed by the guillotine for being guilty of treason. The revolutionaries even made the wife of Louis, Marie Antoinette watch as her husband was executed. Marie Antoinette was executed soon after him in October. -
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Bill
In 1807, parliament finally passed the Slave Trade Bill. William Wilberforce dedicated his life to setting the slaves free. Finally in Britain it was illegal to sell and buy people. Parliament gave Wilberforce a round of applause, he had tears running down his face. -
Robert Fulton’s first journey
In 1807 Robert Fulton went after his dream. On August 17 he set out on a journey, the Clermont made it's first trip from New York City to Albany down the Hudson River. The trip took about 32 hours to complete. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo took place in Belgium and was the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, which not only marked the end of his reign but France’s domination in Europe. -
Napoleons exile to St. Helena
After being exiled to Elba and escaping, Napoleon was then exiled to the island of St, Helena off the coast of Africa. This is were he spent the rest of his years. -
Napoleons Death
Napoleon Bonaparte died in Longwood House in Saint Helena. He died at the age of 51 after being on the island for about 6 years. Some believe it was stomach cancer and others believe he was murdered with a poison. -
The “Tom Thumb” races
America’s first locomotive, the Tom Thumb, had its first race with a horse drawn carriage in 1830. The race went form Baltimore to Elliott Mills, the horse won because of mechanical problems with the locomotive. -
Sadler commission
On March 16, 1832 Micheal Sadler introduced a Bill to Parliament. This bill proposed changing working hours in the mills to 10 hours for people under the age of 18. After the debate it was clear parliament wasn’t going to pass the bill. However in April 1832 it was agreed that there should be another parliamentary enquiry to child labor in factories. Sadler was then made chairman of the parliamentary committee for the next 3 months and interviewed 48 child workers. -
The Great Reform Actm
The reform bill of 1832 was passed on June 7, 1832. Parliament passed this law changing British electoral systems, this was the response to criticism about Britain’s “unfair” electoral system. This bill also broadened the vote for cities. -
William Wilberforce dies
After the the Abolition of Slavery Act was officially passed in 1833, William ended up dying at the age of 73, three days later. The cause at the time was thought to be about stress-related conditions. Now it is more probable or thought to have been ulcerative colitis. -
Victoria takes the throne
Victoria was crowned the Queen of England in 1837 at only 18 years old. She is associated with Britain’s industrial expansion and successful empire. She was a very popular Queen and was loved by her country. -
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Victoria and Albert were said to have has mutual feelings towards each other. They loved each other and Victoria ended up proposing to Albert then just 5 days later they were married. -
Treaty of Nanjing
This was one of the first “unequal treaties” that opened China to the west. It ended the opium war but was the beginning of China loosing its independence. China paid the British an indemnity for the territory of Hong Kong. -
The first Morse code message received
On the 24th of May Samuel F. B. Morse dispatched the first telegraphic message from Washington D.C to Baltimore. The message was taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23. It was suggested by the daughter of a friend, Anne Ellsworth. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
The treaty of kanagawa was an agreement between the United States and government of Japan. the two countries agreed to give in limited trade and to agree to the safe return of American ships. -
Prince Albert’s Death
Prince Albert’s death sent Victoria into a long period of mourning and withdrawal from public life. He dies a premature death at the age of 42. Her mourning rituals that she practiced for Albert became popular and eventually accepted as the “official” practices for mourning in the Victorian era. -
The Suez Canal completed
The Sues canal was operated and owned by the French and British but was then nationalized by Egypt in 1956. The Canal took 10 years to build and was finally completed in 1869. -
Stanley Livingston is found
David Livingstone was a journalist and explorer who went tot explore the interior of Africa during its imperialism. When Stanley didn’t come back to England Henry Stanley was sent to find him and he succeeded. He found Dr. Livingstone in the wilds of Africa. -
The first successful telephone call
Alexander Graham Bell is the inventor of the telephone. In 1876 the first telephone was developed and then tested in march. He made his first successful call to his assistance in his laboratory. -
First successful moving picture
Eaweard Muybridge was an English photograph who was able to use a series of 24 cameras to capture the first moving picture. His first successful experiment took place in 1878. He capture a horse running. -
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The treaty of Shimonoseki was agreement that ended the first Sino-Japanese War. The war stared in 1894 to 1895, so it was relatively short. The terms in the treaty stated that china had to recognize the sovereignty of Korea. -
Queen Victoria’s death
Queen Victoria died in 1901 at the age of 81. She had been growing weaker and weaker then eventually had a stoke. She was greatly loved and missed by her country. -
Treaty of Portsmouth
The treaty of Portsmouth ended the Russo-Japanese war. The Russians were destroyed by Japan. The Russians blamed the czar for loosing the war. Teddy Roosevelt was their mandate and won a noble peace prize for it. -
The model T car
The first model T car, invented by Henry ford, was released on October 1, 1908. This was a self starting vehicle that ford was able to make affable for people. -
Armenians killed and arrested by Turkish government
The Turkish government arrested and executed several hundred Armenians. This was due to discrimination against Christians and the strict laws that were held against the Armenians in their own country. -
Edith Cavell death
Edith Cavell was a British nurse who was recognized for taking care of soldiers from both sides of the war without discrimination. The British army saw this as betrayal and she shot by the firing squad on October 12, 1915. -
Red Baron shot down
The Red Baron was a pane flown by Manfred von Richthofen, a German soldier. He had about 40 kills but was shot down by Captain Donald Cunnell. -
Final push towards German boarder
The final Allied push towards the German border took place in October of 1918. Once the British, French and American armies became more powerful and advanced, the alliance between the Central Powers began to decline. -
End of WW1
Germany had finally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated and agreed on. Germany and the Allied Nations like Britain, France, Italy and Russia signed the Treaty of Versailles, which finally ended this long overdue war. -
Paris Peace Conference begins
The Paris Peace Conference was established in January 1919 at the Versailles Palace, just outside Paris. The meaning of the conference was to agree on the rules of peace following the war. -
The treaty of Versailles signed
Treaty of Versailles was a peace document signed at the end of World War I by the allied and associated powers and by Germany. It was in the hall of mirrors in the Versailles palace in France. -
Crystal Palace burns down
The Crystal Palace was a magnificent palace made with an iron frame and 300,000 panes of glass. The purpose of this exhibition was to impress the world with Britain’s industrial achievements. Unfortunately the building burnt down on November 29, 1936.
