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Richard I becomes King of England. He is a hero to his people for fighting in the Third Crusade, and England adopts its coat of arms under him.
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Richard I becomes King of England. He is a hero to his people for fighting in the Third Crusade, and England adopts its coat of arms under him.
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Richard I signs a treaty ending the Third Crusade in the Middle East, unable to take control of Jerusalem.
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Henry III becomes King of England. He isn't known for international success like his predeccessors, but he is famous for establishing Westminster as the primary seat for English royalty and Parliament.
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Henry III reigns over England, establishing himself and future rulers at Westminster.
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Westminster Abbey (in its modern form) begins construction, and is to be the place for many coronations to come
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Edward I is coronated after returning home from an unsuccessful crusade in the Middle East.
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Edward I (known as Longshanks from his height) is King of England, and attempts to foricbly take over Scotland and Wales.
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Toward the end of the First War of Scottish Independence, William Wallace is executed for refusing to bow down to Edward Longshanks.
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The Hundred Years' War wages between England and France.
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Henry IV seizes control of England and establishes the House of Lancaster as the ruling line in England.
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Henry IV seizes power in England, establishing the rule of the House of Lancaster.
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The War of the Roses takes place in several bouts, leaving the houses of Lancaster and York to sporadically control England throughout this period.
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House of York rules England with Edward IV as king. The War of the Roses causes the throne to be "passed" between houses of Lancaster and York.
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Henry VIII succeeds his father as King of England after the War of the Roses in the newly formed Tudor dynasty. Under his rule, the Church of England is formed.
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Henry VIII rules England, and splits the nation from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Henry VIII separates England from the Roman Catholic Church, forming the Church of England and starting the English Reformation.
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Elizabeth I becomes queen, ushering in the Elizabethan era, a resurgence of English arts and drama.
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Elizabeth I reigns during the bloom of the Renaissance, and oversees the defeat of the Spanish armada.
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The defeat of the Spanish armada marks a significant victory for Elizabeth's reign, holding English prominence for years to come.
