English History By Apache 44 BCE Julius Caesar conquers the Celts 871 Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex 1016 Canute the Dane invaded England 1066 Battle of Hastings 1086 Domesday Book completed 1337 Hundred Years War 1455 Wars of the Roses 1485 Henry VII king of England 1485-1509 1509 Henry VIII King of England 1509-1547 1531 The Convocation 1542 Mary Queen of Scots 1547 Edward VI Jan 1547-1553 1553 Mary I Queen of England and Ireland July 1553-1558 1558 Elizabeth I 1558-1603 1588 Defeat of Spanish Armada 1603 James I 1603-1625 James I the wisest fool 1625 Charles I 1625-1649 1642 English Civil War 1642-1646 1662 Monarchy Restored Charles II 1665 The Plague Sep 2, 1666 The Great Fire of London Sep 2, 1666- Sept 6, 1666 NOTE 666 1688 Glorious Revolution