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43
Roman conquest
First visited by Julius Caesar, 55 BC, gradually conquered from around 43 AD. Wall of Hadrian. -
259
Gallic empire
Replaces Roman rule. -
Period: 793 to 1066
Viking invasions
Viking era from Lindisfarne to Stamford bridge. -
995
Canut the great
Danish king. Stop the tide. -
Period: 1027 to 1066
William the conqueror
Invades England, grabs the throne. -
Period: 1157 to 1199
Richard Lionsheart
Crusader. King when Robin Hood lived. -
1215
Magna Carta
Document limits king's power. -
Period: 1337 to 1453
The Hundred Years War
Against France.Joan of Arc. -
Period: 1491 to 1547
Henry VIII
Ruled England, protestant reformation.6 wives. -
Period: 1533 to
Queen Elizabeth I
Virgin queen, greates monarchs. -
Period: 1564 to
William Shakespeare
Greatest English speaking writer in history, England's national poet. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet. -
Period: 1570 to
Guy Fawkes
Tried to blow up James I during opening of Parliament. -
The Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament.November 5th. -
Start of the industrial revolution
Starts in UK. -
Period: to
Horatio Nelson
Efforts in Napoleon wars. -
Battle of Trafalger
Napoelon wars.Sea. (Navy battle). Nelson. -
Period: to
Queen Victoria
Created British empire. Victorian Era. Lots of children. -
Irish potato famine
Failing crops. -
Period: to
Winston Churchill
Leader of Britain during WWII. Best known statesman of the 20th century. -
Titanic
Hit an iceberg. Built in UK, going to New York. -
Ther easter rising
Irish independence war. -
Antibiotics
First time we can treat bacterial infections. Flemming. -
The Battle of Britain
WWII. German attack on Britain. Bombing. Luftwaffe v RAF.