Timeline British History

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Romans
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Victorians
Today
Roamn Britain
Saxon Britain
Viking Britain
Norman Britain
Tudor Britain
Victorian Britain
World War Two
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1066
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Norman BritainThe Middle Ages

The Middle Ages in Britain cover a huge period. They take us from the shock of the Norman Conquest, which began in 1066, to the devasting Black Death of 1348, the Hundred Years' War with France and the War of the Roses, which finally ended in 1485.
1066 The Battle of Stamford Bridge:
Saxon victory over invading Vikings
1066

The Battle of Hastings: The invading Normans defeat the Saxons
William of Normandy defeats Harold with a lucky shot and becomes King of England - Norman Conquest
1070 Work starts on Canterbury Cathedral
1078 Work starts on The Tower of London
1080 - 1100 Great monastery and cathedral building begins
1086

 

The Domesday Book is compiled, a complete inventory of Britain
1154 Work starts on York Minster
1167 Oxford University Founded
1170 Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas a Becket is murdered by the knights of Henry II
1170 Population of London exceeds 30,000 for the first time
1174 Work starts on Wells Cathedral
1215 Civil War
1215 The Magna Carta is signed by King John
1220 Work starts on Salisbury
1282 - 1283 King Edward conquers Wales. Llewellyn ab Gruffydd, the country's last prince is killed
1296 King Edward invades Scotland and takes the Stone of Destiny from Scone to Westminster
1297 The Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Scots under William Wallace defeat the English
1298 The Battle of Falkirk. King Edward defeats Wallace.
1306 Robert Bruce crowned King of the Scots
1314 Scots defeat the English at the battle of Bannockburn
1321-22 Civil War
1337 King Edward claims the Throne of France
1337 - 1453 Hundred Years' War with France
1348 - 49 The Black Death (bubonic plague) arrived in England and killed nearly half of the population
1387 Geoffrey Chaucer starts writing the Canterbury Tales
1415 English defeat the French at the battle of Agincourt
1453 The Hundred Years War against France ends
1455 Civil War: The War of the Roses starts

 
Romans
Saxons
Vikings
Normans
Tudors
 Stuart
Victorians
Today
Roamn Britain
Saxon Britain
Viking Britain
Norman Britain
Tudor Britain
Victorian Britain
World War Two
BC
43
450
793
1066
1485
1603
1714
1837
1939

King and Queens of England

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