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Jan 1, 1096
Teaching begins at the site of Oxford University
With no official foundation date, historians believe that Oxford first started teaching in 1096. This is also believed to be the world’s first English-speaking university. The class numbers really started to grow around the 1167. This is because Henry II discontinued English students attending the University of Paris. This is significant to the United Kingdom’s history because it gave them an advantage to all other English-speaking universities. Even now, Oxford University is a thriving sch -
Jan 1, 1139
Civil War in England
Also known as the Anarchy, this was a war involving England and Normandy. This was is known for its breakdown in law and order. All of this conflict started with the new reign of King Stephen, as the unofficial heir. This war lasted 14 years before Stephen signed the Treaty of Wallingford about who had control over the country. This is significant because it gave a new side of the family power and starting a new string of heirs. -
Jan 1, 1259
Treaty of Paris-England and France
On December 4, 1259, King Henry III of England and Louis IX of France signed a treaty determining land ownership of Europe. With this treaty they also ended 100 years of arguing with the Capetian and Plantagenet dynasties. The land that was determined ended up shaping the state of France in this time period. Although the two leaders saw this to be a fair and productive treaty, they didn’t actually solve any differences. This is significant because historians believe this to be one of the cau -
Apr 23, 1315
Great Famine
The famine began in spring of 1315 with bad weather. Crops failed to grow until the summer harvest in 1317. During this period there were high levels of crime, increased death, and large masses of disease. These stresses lead to cannibalism and infanticide. 10-25 percent of the population in cities died. The famine lead to troubles for the church, state, future calamities, and the society of Europe. The UK didn’t fully recover until 1322. This is significant because it lead to the loss of -
Outbreak of WWI
WWI VideoThis is a war between the two groups: Allied Powers and Central Powers. The United Kingdom was part of the Allied Powers along with the other countries: United States, France, Russia, and Italy. The caused WWI to start was the murder of Franz Ferdinand, and although this didn’t directly affect the UK, it affected one of their major allies. Therefor, they too joined WWI. This is significant because this war caused major destruction and deaths to people in the UK. -
UK declares war on Germany after they attack Poland
One of Hitlers first tasks when he came to power was to create a non-invasion pact with Poland. Then in 1939 in response to Britain and France declaring that they would be allies of Poland, Hitler created the German-Soviet pact enabling Germany to Attack Poland without the fear that Soviets would intervene. Hitler attacked Poland on September 1st, 1939, leading his Nazi forces into Poland by aircraft. They bombed until September 27th when Poland Surrendered. Because of their alliance with Poland -
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill was appointed British Prime Minister in place of Neville Chamberlain. Churchill was known for his strong ability lead a military. He formed a coalition that would please both parties and quickly became popular among Britains. In his first year as Prime Minister, Britain fought alone against Germany, but Churchill made a promise to his country that they, “would never surrender”, and he kept his promise. This is significant to United Kingdom because it was a str -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name for the air campaign made by the German Air Force, Luftwaffe, against the UK. This took place in the summer and fall of 1940. This was the first major battle fought entirely in the air. The battle also became the largest and longest air bombing campaign to that date. This is significant to Britain because many lives were taken during the bomb raids. There was also major destruction to cities. -
NATO Founded
NATO FoundedNATO, or North Atlantic Treaty Organization , is an intergovernmental military alliance including 12 founding countries(including the UK). This alliance follows a constitution statement that they will help each other militarily when attacked by an outside force. Since the year 1949 there have been 16 more countries that have joined. This makes for a very reliable army if/when the time comes. This is significant to the UK because they are one of the founding countries and they have a very stro -
End of Roman Rule
Shortly before the end of the Roman rule, there was a new leader appointed by the name of Constantine III. After a couple years of Constantine ruling, the Romano-Britians decided that they wanted to escape the rule of Romans. The people started rebelling, but the Romans thought nothing of it due to the history of other outbreaks. However, these Romano-Britians fought hard and won, ending Roman rule in 409. This is significant to United Kingdom’s history because this is the event that makes th
