great events for the brittish empire

By matty
  • Mar 27, 1066

    The Norman Conquest

    We conquered England. We became the new rulers and built castles to protect us from the English.
  • Mar 27, 1111

    The Roman Conquest

    We built roads and baths and changed the way Britons lived for 400 years
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  • Mar 27, 1215

    Magna Carta

    The barons forced King John to agree to rules about he governed the country. This didn%u2019t include letting ordinary people having a say in government.
  • Mar 27, 1348

    The Black Death and Peasants' Revolt

    Over 40% of people died but it led to everyone becoming free and improvements to everyday life that lasted for hundreds of years
  • Mar 27, 1415

    The battle of Agincourt

    Henry V and his archers won a great victory over the French. This led to England ruling parts of France for the next 40 years.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    the reformation

    New religions developed. All the monasteries were closed which hurt the poor. Some people were executed because they opposed the changes
  • Mar 27, 1517

    The Reformation

    New religions developed. All the monasteries were closed which hurt the poor. Some people were executed because they opposed the changes.

  • The defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The English navy stopped the Spanish invasion fleet, the Armada.

  • The American War of Independence

    Britain %u2019s American colonies won their independence and created the USA.

  • The Industrial Revolution

    Instead of working on farms, people like us moved to towns. Our lives were very different in the crowded towns with lots of new inventions such as railways.

  • The battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo

    stopped France invading Britain. In 1815 Wellington%u2019s army beat Napoleon%u2019s army and ended over twenty years of war.

  • discovering the cause of disease

    In 1860 Louis Pasteur first suggested that germs cause disease. This led to inoculations and antiseptics and to improved health for millions.

  • The Civil War

    We executed the King. Parliament ruled the country for 10 years before there was a new king. This began to change ideas about who should govern the country.

  • The first professional sports leagues

    By the 1880s we could watch the Football League and the county cricket championship. Professional sport gave us a completely new kind of entertainment

  • votes for all

    Bubble: In 1928 all men and women over 21 had the vote for the first time. This led to new laws and reforms that still affect everyone's lives.

  • The American War of Independence

    Britain %u2019s American colonies won their independence and created the USA.