British History Milestones

By MattCoba
  • 1526

    Translation of the New Testament by William Tyndale

    Translation of the New Testament by William Tyndale
  • 1527

    The Pope refuses to annul Henry VIII's marriage

    The break with Rome begins.
  • 1549

    Publication of the Book of Common Prayer

    Standardizes Anglican worship.
  • 1558

    Coronation of Elizabeth I

    Religious stabilization under a moderate Anglican doctrine.

  • Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

    End of a key Catholic figure in England.

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Protestant naval and religious consolidation.

  • Founding of the Virginia Company

    Beginning of English colonization in America.

  • Publication of the King James Bible

    Major religious and literary influence.

  • Voyage of the Mayflower and founding of Plymouth

    Religious foundation of the U.S. by English exiles.

  • Glorious Revolution and Bill of Rights

    End of absolutism, birth of modern parliamentary democracy.

  • Act of Union between England and Scotland

    Birth of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

  • Abolition of slavery in the British Empire

    Global ethical and legal shift; abolitionist model.

  • Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species

    Scientific revolution; faith vs. science debate.

  • Battle of the Somme (World War I)

    Massive loss of life; national trauma and change in warfare.

  • Battle of Britain (World War II)

    Key resistance against Nazism; Churchill’s leadership affirmed.