StonehengeCE. 43 - The Roman Empire invades Britain and makes Britannia a Roman province. 50 - The Romans found the city of Londinium (which later becomes London). 122 - Roman Emperor Hadrian orders the construction of Hadrian's Wall. 410 - The last of the Romans leave Britain. 450 - The begin to settle in Britain. They rule much of the land until the Vikings arrive.
597 - Christianity is introduced by Saint Augustine. 617 - The kingdom of Northumbria is established as the dominant kingdom. 793 - The first arrive. 802 - The kingdom of Wessex becomes the dominant kingdom. 866 - The Vikings invade Britain with a large army.
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They defeat Northumbria in 867. 1086 - A survey of all England called the Domesday Book is completed. 1154 - Henry II becomes king. This is the start of the Plantegenet line of rulers.
1170 - Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is put to death by Henry II. 1215 - King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta. 1297 - William Wallace leads the Scotts in their defeat of the English. He is defeated a year later at the Battle of Falkirk.
1337 - The with France begins. It will last until 1453. 1349 - The Black Death hits England killing a large portion of the English population. 1415 - The English defeat the French at the Battle of Agincourt. 1453 - The Hundred Years' War comes to an end. 1455 - The begins between the families of the Plantagenets and the Lancastrians for the right to rule England. 1485 - The War of the Roses ends with the crowning of Henry Tudor as King Henry VII.
The House of Tudor begins its reign. 1508 - Henry VIII is crowned king. Queen Elizabeth I. 1534 - Henry VIII forms the Church of England. 1536 - England and Wales are joined by the Act of Union. 1558 - becomes Queen.
The Elizabethan Era begins. 1580 - Explorer Sir Francis Drake completes his journey around the globe. 1588 - The English fleet led by Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada.
1591 - begins writing and performing plays. 1600 - The East India Company is established.
1602 - James I becomes king and rules over England and Scotland. Brief Overview of the History of United KingdomThe United Kingdom is an island nation located in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of France.
It is actually a union of four countries including England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.The islands that are today the United Kingdom were invaded by the Romans in 55 BC. This brought the local islanders into contact with the rest of Europe. After the Roman Empire weakened, the islands were invaded by the Saxons, the Vikings, and finally the Normans. The Tower BridgeThe English conquered Wales in 1282 under Edward I.
In order to make the Welsh happy, the king's son was made the Prince of Wales. The two countries became unified in 1536. Scotland became part of the British crown in 1602 when the king of Scotland became the King James I of England. The union became official in 1707.
Ireland became a part of the union in 1801. However, many of the Irish rebelled and, in 1921, the southern part of Ireland was made a separate country and an Irish free state.In the 1500s Britain began to expand its empire into much of the world. After defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588, England became the world's dominant sea power. Britain first grew into the Far East and India and then to the Americas.
In the early 1800s the UK defeated France in the Napoleonic Wars and became the supreme European power.In the 1900s, the United Kingdom became less of a dominant world power. It continued to lose control over colonies and was weakened by World War I. However, under the leadership of Winston Churchill, the United Kingdom was the last western European nation to oppose Germany in World War II and played a major role in defeating Hitler.The United Kingdom played a major role in the history of the world, taking a leading role in developing democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its peak in the 19th century, the British Empire covered over one-fourth of the surface of the earth.More Timelines for World Countries:.