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First evidende of human life.
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Britain was peopled by small groups.
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Another group of people began to arrive. These were the celts, many of them were tall, and had a fair or red hair and blue eyes. They were technically advanced. -
The Romans invaded the Celts because they were working with the Celts of Gaul.
The Romans brought the skills of reading and writing to Britain. -
The Germanic tribes raided Britain but after AD 430 they began to settle. -
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New raiders were tempted by Britain's wealth. The Vikings only raided at first, burning churches and monasteries but in 865 they invaded Britian. -
William, the Conqueror invaded England with an army made up of Normans, Bretons, Flemish, and men from other French provinces.
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Feudalism took root in England with William of Normandy’s conquest in 1066. A system of land grants to his vassals, the knights who fought alongside him, in order to have them maintain his new order throughout the kingdom. -
Growth of literacy in England. This brought a new desire to test religious faith against reason.
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It was an important symbol of political freedom. It was signed by King John, under pressure from his rebellious barons. By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men”. -
Edward I brought together the first real parliament.
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This was a terrible plague which reached almost every part of Britain. -
The Wars of the Roses were a series of English civil wars for control of the throne of England, fought between supporters of the House of Lancaster, represented by a red rose, and the House of York, represented by a white rose. -
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The Tudor dynasty was a series of kings and queens of England. This line of rulers started in 1485 and lasted until 1603. The dynasty started when Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. -
The Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. It was based on Henry VIII's desire for an annulment of his marriage.
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The Tudor court played a prominent part in the cultural Renaissance taking place in Europe, nurturing all-round individuals such as William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser and Cardinal Wolsey.
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During this period, England developed into one of the leading European colonial powers, with men such as Sir Walter Raleigh taking part in the conquest of the New World.
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It ended because Queen Elizabeth I was childless. She was the last of the Tudors. The crown passed to her cousin, James Stuart.
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A royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain. The Stuart period of British history lasted from 1603 to 1714. -
It was an age of intense religious debate and radical politics. Both contributed to a bloody civil war between Crown and Parliament, resulting in a parliamentary victory for Oliver Cromwell and the dramatic execution of King Charles I.
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After the execution of the King, a republic was declared, known as the Commonwealth of England. Its failure to deal with the complex political, legal and religious problems soon led to its closeure.
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It refers to the deposition of James II and VII, king of England, Scotland and Ireland, and replacement by his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III of Orange. -
The period ended with the death of Queen Anne.