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55 BCE
Julius Caesar Conquers Celts
Julius conquered the Celts around 50 years before Jesus was born -
871
Alfred the Great
The first great king of England -
1016
Canute the Dane
Canute ruled from England, Denmark, and Norway -
1066
Battle of Hastings
A battle William the Conqueror fought Harold. Harold was killed and William the Conqueror. -
1086
Doomsday Book completed
A book written that was meant to tell people that there was a day to collect taxes -
1337
Hundred Years’ War
A war between England and France, this war actually lasted roughly one-hundred years -
1455
Wars of the Roses
A war between the Yorks and the Lancasters. It was called the War of Roses because each side was identified by roses -
1485
Henry VII
The first tudor king of England -
1509
Henry VIII
Also a Tudor king, He was called "Defender of the Faith" -
1531
The Convocation
A assembly to recognize Henry as the single protector -
1542
Mary Queen of Scots
Made Queen of Scot a week after she was born due to her fathers death -
1552
Edward VI
Henry's male heir -
1553
Mary I
Daughter of Henry VIII, queen of England -
1558
Elizabeth I
One of Henry's other daughters -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The plan was for the Armada to sail up the English Channel, and pick up more Netherlands. It didn't work and Spain was defeated by the English -
James I
James I was the first Stuart monarch of England. -
Charles I
A stubborn believer in divine rights of a king -
English Civil War
Those against the king were called Roundheads, and the ones for the king were known as Cavaliers -
1662
The date were the monarchy was fully restored -
The Plague
A disease that raged through London that killed around 100,000 people -
The Great Fire of London
A three day fire that broke out in London. -
Glorious Revolution of 1688
A Revolution also know as Bloodless Revolution, this means all kings and queens will be chosen with rules set by Parliament
