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1066
William I
House of Normandy.
William and his Norman army defeat Harold II and the Anglo Saxons at the Battle of Hastings.
William suppresses a Saxon revolt in the southwest of England.
William puts down a revolt in the northern counties led by Edwin and Morcar and establishes fortifications.
Suppresses rebellion in Maine in France
Work begins on the Tower of London
William orders a survey of the shires of England
Domesday survey of England completed
Hereward the Wake leads a revolt against the Normans. -
1509
Henry VIII. House of Tudor
Henry accedes to the throne on the death of his father, Henry VII.
Catherine gives birth to Princess Mary (later Mary I).
Cardinal Wolsey re-establishes the Council of the North
Henry marries Anne Boleyn.
Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) is born.
Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry
The Act of Union between Wales and England.
Jane Seymour dies giving birth to Edward (later Edward VI).
Henry marries Catherine Howard.
Beginning of the Reformation in Scotland under John Knox. -
Victoria. House of Hanover
Victoria succeeds her uncle, William IV
Publication of People’s Charter. Start of Chartism.
First Afghan War. British Forces capture the fortress of Ghazi in Afghanistan.
First colonist settlement in New Zealand
Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime Minister
End of First Opium War. Britain gains Hong Kong
Launch of SS Great Britain the worlds first all metal ship.
Repeal of the Corn Laws
Major Chartist demonstration in London.
Harrods store in London is opened -
George VI. House of Windsor.
George VI accedes to the throne upon the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII
Frank Whittle invents the jet engine
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signs agreement with Adolf Hitler at Munich in an attempt to stop outbreak of war in Europe
Nazi Germany annexes Austria
Germany invades Poland. Outbreak of World War II.
Hitler invades the Soviet Union
Fall of Singapore to the Japanese
British victory at El Alamein.
Battle of Arnhem airborne landings
Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated. -
Elizabeth II. House of Windsor.
Anglo-French forces invade Egypt after the nationalization of the Suez Canal.
Jamaica gains independence
The Beatles release their first LP.
Aberfan disaster leaves 116 children dead
Labour government of Harold Wilson takes office
Prince Charles is invested as Prince of Wales.
David Cameron becomes Prime Minister
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union
Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister
Worldwide coronavirus pandemic
