ADA 3_TIMELINE 2

  • The United Kingdom
    1 CE

    The United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom is located between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and the North Sea in the east, north of the English Channel, and off France's northern coast. The UK has only one land border, and that is on the island of Ireland. Formed by Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.
  • Germanic tribes invades Britain
    401

    Germanic tribes invades Britain

    Saxons came from the north of Germany, the Angles are now south of Denmark, and The Hutes from the northern parts of Denmark.
  • Period: 401 to 1110

    Old English Period

  • Roman legions were withdraw from Britain
    410

    Roman legions were withdraw from Britain

    Rome was already under huge pressure due to invasions that they were confronting
  • King Alfred becomes the ruler of England
    871

    King Alfred becomes the ruler of England

    He manages to defend Anglo-Saxon England
  • King Alfred stops being the ruler of England
    899

    King Alfred stops being the ruler of England

    He lost the crown after he was defeated by the Danes
  • The Battle of Hastings
    1066

    The Battle of Hastings

    Normans became the rules of England after a long battle with the English people
  • William of Normandy becomes King of England
    1066

    William of Normandy becomes King of England

    He rises as the ruler of England after succeding in his conquest.
  • Period: 1100 to 1500

    Middle English period

  • The beginning of The War of Roses
    1455

    The beginning of The War of Roses

    Starts the confrontation between the House of Lancaster and the House of York for the English Crown
  • The War of Roses comes to an end
    1485

    The War of Roses comes to an end

    Henry VII from the House of Lancaster defeats Richard III from the House of York
  • The beginning of the Tudor Dynasty
    1485

    The beginning of the Tudor Dynasty

    The Houses of Lancaster and York got united due to the marriage between Henry VII of Lancaster and Elizabeth of York
  • Henry VIII becomes King of England
    1509

    Henry VIII becomes King of England

    The second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth ascends to the throne after the death of his older brother Arthur
  • Period: 1509 to

    Modern English period

  • Queen Elizabeth I succeeded to the throne
    1558

    Queen Elizabeth I succeeded to the throne

    She succeeded to the throne after her father and half-siblings Edward and Mary. She was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor
  • The English and Scottish crowns unite

    The English and Scottish crowns unite

    Because Queen Elizabeth I had died unmarried and childless, the English crown passed to the next available heir, her cousin James VI, King of Scotland. England and Scotland now shared the same monarch under what was known as a union of the crowns.
  • The beginning of the English Civil War

    The beginning of the English Civil War

    Started because Parliament forbade the King from dissolving it. Charles I opposed each proposition made to him by stating that they threatened the royal institution and his divine right to rule as he pleased.
  • The death of King Charles I

    The death of King Charles I

    He got executed on 30 January 1649 at Whitehall, near Westminster, in London.
  • The end of the English Civil War

    The end of the English Civil War

    This revolution ended with the execution of King Charles I.
  • The rise of Commonwealth of England with Oliver Cromwell

    The rise of Commonwealth of England with Oliver Cromwell

    The monarchy got replaced by a republic with Oliver Cromwell as the head.
  • Scotland joins England and Wales

    Scotland joins England and Wales

    England was afraid Scotland would not back them up in an upcoming war, they offered them funds and got them to join and become the Kingdom of Great Britain. Also known as The Acts of Union 1707
  • Ireland joins the Kingdom of Great Britain

    Ireland joins the Kingdom of Great Britain

    Then it becomes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Queen Victoria becomes the ruler of the United Kingdom

    Queen Victoria becomes the ruler of the United Kingdom

    The Victorian era begins, along with lots of technological developments, prosperity and progress due to the Industrial Revolution
  • Queen Victoria's death

    Queen Victoria's death

    The end of the Victorian era, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage in her sleep at 81
  • The official creation of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

    The official creation of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

    The Balfour Declaration of the Imperial Conference recognized the full sovereignty of dominions.
  • The formally constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations.

    The formally constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations.

    The London Declaration marked the birth of the modern Commonwealth and the adoption of its present name.