Timeline: British History

3000 BCE

Stonehenge BC

Before Christ. Remains of a stone circle in Wiltshire, England,

55 BCE

Julius Caesar invaded Great Britain

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caesar_julius.shtml

43 BCE

Emperor Claudius makes Britain a part of the Roman Empire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/claudius.shtml

368

A year-long series of raids by the Picts and Saxons began, which forced the Roman abandonment of Hadrian's Wall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/saxons.shtml

597

Saint Augustine of Canterbury arrived in England to begin the conversion of the English.

http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/augustine-1st-archbishop-of-canterbury.html

Apr 5, 730

The venerable Bede produced the ecclesiastical history of the English people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bede_st.shtml

Oct 14, 1066

Battle of Hastings

England's remaining forces were defeated by invaders from Normandy. This was known as the Norman Conquest, which caused William the Conqueror to be crowned king of England and permanently changed the English language and culture.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-hastings