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12,000 BCE
Stone Age migrated to Britain
Rising water levels cut Britain off from Europe, those first people develop separate, living undisturbed on hunting and fishing -
Period: 12,000 BCE to
From Stone Age to Tudor dynasty
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4000 BCE
Neolithic immigrants
A group of Neoliithic immigrants arrived from Europe, settled down and started to cultivated the land. -
2500 BCE
Divided into tribes
As Britain entered the Iron Age the population began to divide into tribes -
1300 BCE
Celts
A group of people from central Europe, started setting across much of Britain and Ireland. Tiny number they began to wander over the continent from the Swiss Alps, to the gentle valleys of Champagne, or the plans of Germany -
55 BCE
Julius Caesar's arrial in Britain
From North to South the Romans built an extensie network of roads, most of which is still in use today and a gigantic wall, Hadrian's wallì, near the Scottish border, to coontrol and defende the area from Scottish tribes. -
400
The departure of the Romans
The Romans left the island undefending against the invasions of the Angles and Saxons from northern Germany. -
1066
King Edward the Confessor died
Harold Godwinsom was chosen, but the throne was also claimed by his couisn William, Duke of Normandy, who defeated Harold at the battle of Hastings and was crowned king of Ebglans with the name of William I. -
1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta, document which limited the power of the sovereign in favour of the barons, feudalism began its slow decline. -
1337
The Hundered Years' war
The Hundered year's war with France began. -
1455
Wars of the Roses
Wars of the Roses between the York and the Lancaster began, which resulted in a new royal house the Tudors. -
1485
Battle at Bosworth
Henry Tudor, Duke of Richmond, won the final battle and acended at the trone as Henry VII. -
1558
Elisabeth I
Elisabeth I, Henry VIII daughter, ascended the throne and reigned until 1603.
