British Literature Timeline

May 3, 653

Cetlic Church begins to spread Christianity among people living in Severn Valley.

living in Severn Valley.
May 3, 664

Synod of Whitby establishes Roman Church in England.
May 3, 731

bede completes A History of the English Church and People
May 3, 1040

MacBeth kills Ducan I.
May 3, 1066

Normans defeat Saxons at Hastings; William the Conqueror becomes king of England.
May 3, 1073

Cantebury becomes England's religious center.
May 3, 1233

First coal mined at Newcastle.
May 3, 1337

Beginning of the Hundred Years' War with France
May 3, 1348

Black Death begins sweeping through England.
May 3, 1485

Henry VII becomes the first Tudor king,
Period: May 4, 1485 to May 4, 1625

The English Renaissance Period
May 3, 1535

Thomas More executed.
May 3, 1558

Elizabeth I becomes queen.
May 3, 1563

More than 20,000 Londoners die in plauge.
May 3, 1564

William Shakespeare born
May 3, 1582

Sir Phillip Sydney writes Astrophel and Stella
May 3, 1611

King James Bible published.
May 3, 1623

First patent laws passed.
May 3, 1625

James I dies.
Period: May 4, 1625 to May 4, 1798

The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
May 3, 1633

John Donne's Songs and Sonnets published.
May 3, 1642

Enlish Civil War begins.
May 3, 1649

Charles I beheaded
May 3, 1658

Oliver Cromwell dies.
May 3, 1685

James II becomes king
May 3, 1688

Glorious Revolution
May 3, 1689

Bill of Rights becomes law
May 3, 1756

Britain enters Seven Years' War
May 3, 1793

England goes to war with France.
Period: May 4, 1798 to May 4, 1832

The Romantic Period
May 3, 1801

Union Jack becomes official flag
May 3, 1805

Battle of Trafalgar
May 3, 1813

Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice.
May 3, 1819

Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.
May 3, 1829

Robert Peel establishes Metropolitan Police in London.
May 3, 1832

First Reform Act extends voting rights.
May 3, 1833

slavery abolished in British empire.
Period: May 4, 1833 to May 4, 1901

The Vistorian Period
May 3, 1843

William Wordsworth becomes poet laureate.
May 3, 1848

Women begin to attending University of London.
May 3, 1859

Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
May 3, 1865

London Fire Department established.
May 3, 1869

Debtors' prisons abolished.
May 4, 1880

Joseph Swan installs first electric lighting.
May 4, 1896

A.E. Housman publishes A Shropshire Lad.
Period: May 4, 1900 to May 4, 2011

The Modern and Postmodern Periods
May 4, 1901

Queen Victoria dies.
May 4, 1902

Joseph Conrad publishes Heart of Darkness
May 4, 1914

Britain enters World War I
May 4, 1922

T.S. Eliot publishes The Waste Land.
May 4, 1940

Britain enters World War II
May 4, 1940

Winston Churchill becomes prime minister.
May 4, 1952

Elizabeth II becomes queen.
May 4, 1962

Doris Lessing publishes The Golden Notebook.
May 4, 1967

The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
May 4, 1975

North Sea oil production begins.
May 4, 1979

Margret Thatcher becomes first women prime minister.
May 4, 1991

Nadline Gordimer wins Nobel Prize for Literature.
May 4, 2000

Celebration of New Year's Eve in Millennium Dome.
May 4, 2003

Rock Star Sting is made Commander of the British Empire for services to the music industry.
Mar 2, 2022

Anglo-Daxon Invasion
Period: Mar 2, 2022 to May 4, 1485

The Old English and Medieval Periods

Cetlic Church begins to spread Christianity among people living in Severn Valley.

Synod of Whitby establishes Roman Church in England.

bede completes A History of the English Church and People

MacBeth kills Ducan I.

Normans defeat Saxons at Hastings; William the Conqueror becomes king of England.

Cantebury becomes England's religious center.

First coal mined at Newcastle.

Beginning of the Hundred Years' War with France

Black Death begins sweeping through England.

Henry VII becomes the first Tudor king,

The English Renaissance Period

Thomas More executed.

Elizabeth I becomes queen.

More than 20,000 Londoners die in plauge.

William Shakespeare born

Sir Phillip Sydney writes Astrophel and Stella

King James Bible published.

First patent laws passed.

James I dies.

The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

John Donne's Songs and Sonnets published.

Enlish Civil War begins.

Charles I beheaded

Oliver Cromwell dies.

James II becomes king

Glorious Revolution

Bill of Rights becomes law

Britain enters Seven Years' War

England goes to war with France.

The Romantic Period

Union Jack becomes official flag

Battle of Trafalgar

Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice.

Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.

Robert Peel establishes Metropolitan Police in London.

First Reform Act extends voting rights.

slavery abolished in British empire.

The Vistorian Period

William Wordsworth becomes poet laureate.

Women begin to attending University of London.

Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.

London Fire Department established.

Debtors' prisons abolished.

Joseph Swan installs first electric lighting.

A.E. Housman publishes A Shropshire Lad.

The Modern and Postmodern Periods

Queen Victoria dies.

Joseph Conrad publishes Heart of Darkness

Britain enters World War I

T.S. Eliot publishes The Waste Land.

Britain enters World War II

Winston Churchill becomes prime minister.

Elizabeth II becomes queen.

Doris Lessing publishes The Golden Notebook.

The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

North Sea oil production begins.

Margret Thatcher becomes first women prime minister.

Nadline Gordimer wins Nobel Prize for Literature.

Celebration of New Year's Eve in Millennium Dome.

Rock Star Sting is made Commander of the British Empire for services to the music industry.

Anglo-Daxon Invasion

The Old English and Medieval Periods