British immigration 1980-2002

By kirstinelc
  • Period: 200 to

    Long story

  • 250

    Rome send black legionnaires to stand guard on Hadrian's Wall

    None specific date
  • 400

    Romans quit England

    400s: None specif year or date
  • Jan 19, 650

    Jutes, Angles and Saxons colonise modern-day southern England, Vikings arrive

    Around 650: None specific date
  • Jan 19, 1066

    The Norman Conquest

    None specific date
  • African drummers live in Edinburgh
    Jan 19, 1505

    African drummers live in Edinburgh

    None specific date
  • Treaties between European

    Treaties between European

    Early 1700s: None specific date or year
  • 14,000 black people is now living in England

    14,000 black people is now living in England

    None specific date
  • Slaves can't be forcibly transported from England

    Slaves can't be forcibly transported from England

    None specific date
  • Parliament banned the trade, but not slavery itself

    Parliament banned the trade, but not slavery itself

    None specific date
  • 10,000 Irish flee from poverty to Britain

    10,000 Irish flee from poverty to Britain

    From 1830-1850
  • Slavery was officialy banned, but people still used them

    Slavery was officialy banned, but people still used them

    None specific date
  • First non-white MP (Indian) elected to the House of Commons

    First non-white MP (Indian) elected to the House of Commons

    Non specif date
  • India provides 1.3 million soldiers to serve for Britain

    India provides 1.3 million soldiers to serve for Britain

    1914-1918
  • Race riots

    Race riots

  • 60,000 seamen from India served for Britain

    60,000 seamen from India served for Britain

    1939-1945
  • Mass immigration and racial violence continues

    Mass immigration and racial violence continues

    1950s
  • 1.4 million non-whites in Britian

    1.4 million non-whites in Britian

  • British passport holder born overseas can only settle in Britian if they have a work permit and have parent/grandparent born in UK

    British passport holder born overseas can only settle in Britian if they have a work permit and have parent/grandparent born in UK

    Non specific date
  • Strictly control on entry

    Strictly control on entry

    1980s
  • Racial issues creates more racial riots

    Racial issues creates more racial riots

  • Four non-white politiciens elected

    Four non-white politiciens elected

  • Stephen Lawrence (black teenager) murdered

    Stephen Lawrence (black teenager) murdered

  • Growth in immigration, 45,000 from Africa, 22,700 India, 25,000 Asian, 12,000 America

    Growth in immigration, 45,000 from Africa, 22,700 India, 25,000 Asian, 12,000 America

    1998-2000
  • New anti-discrimination legislation

    New anti-discrimination legislation

  • 125,000 immigrants allowed to settle in Britain

    125,000 immigrants allowed to settle in Britain

  • Government plans for a new nationality and immigration legislation, after the British National Party were blamed for riots

    Government plans for a new nationality and immigration legislation, after the British National Party were blamed for riots