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Known as "The Virgin Queen", she was the Queen of England, and was the most powerful Queen in European history.
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A small dutch ship, the Duyfken, encounters the Australian west coast, yet they decide due to the arid land that it is not worth settling and ignore it.
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A british philosopher believing humans to be morally neutral at birth, and that they have natural rights.
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The 'Sun King", King Louis ruled France and lived a lavish life, leaving much of France in poverty due to high taxes.
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Being constructed throughout this time, when it was finished it became the French capital and thus King Louis ruled from here.
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A french philosopher who believed there were 3 types of governments.
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A french philosopher who had different views on religion in peoples lives and supported individual liberties.
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The time when humans began to become independant, away from religious belief and the Church. It established a new set of ethics and codes.
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Thomas Newcomen invents the steam engine, and it is used to drain coal mines under the water table.
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A philosopher who had many positive ideas on humanity.
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The flying shuttle is invented by John Kay, and it allowed for weavers to weave wider fabrics and thus increased the efficiency of weaving.
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A set of acts that force farmland to be fenced off and be divided equally are passed through parliament, revolutionising agriculture.
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James Watt spots the flaws in the heat engine, and begins to improve it, allowing for it to be more efficient, increased power and increased its cost-effectiveness.
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A british philosopher and who supported women's rights.
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A transition that was a turning point in mankind's history, when we started to become more efficient in producing goods through new inventions, leading to factories and bustling cities. Everything today has one way or another been caused by the industrial revolution.
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Swiss philosopher publishes a book outlining his ideas on the true role of the government.
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The spinning jenny is invented by James Hargreaves, allowing for workers to produce yarn quicker than before to keep up with the demand for yarn due to the flying shuttle.
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Searching for the continent Terra Australis, Captain Cook encounters the south-east coast of Australia.
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Captain Cook christians the bay he sails in, Botany Bay.
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America fights a war against the British Empire, and ends with the formation of the United States of America, a separate country.
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This bridge, made entirely of cast iron, serves as one of the many causes for the industrial revolution as iron production increases.
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The first fleet, containing convicts and marines and their families, arrives at Australia to colonise it and claim it for the British Empire.
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French's social and political systems are revolutionised,albeit with large amoutns of fighting.
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Samuel Slater opens his first cotton mill on Rhode Island, in America, after escaping England to spread the designs of the industrial revolution.
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Watt’s engines were used to haul coal wagons by means of long cables wound around a large drum after James Watt adapted the engine to produce rotary motion.
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Was the first commercial railway to use steam locomotives successfully, and was mainly used for carting coal.
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The largest railway line at its time, it was designed to carry both passengers and goods.
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4 shepherds with muskets kill 30 aboriginals on the north point of Tasmania, throwing their bodies off the cliff.
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This was the first in the world to have ticketed and timtabled train rides. It was designed to carry raw goods, goods and passengers between the cities.
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Tensions between Australian aboriginals and Europeans settlers come to a rise as 25-30 aboriginals are massacred by a group od stockmen. This is also the first time people are tried for killing aboriginals.
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A number of aboriginal massacres taking place in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
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Gold is discovered in Victoria, Australia, and a mad rush takes place as people attempt to find a fortune.
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The great steamship, way ahead of its time, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Eastern, has its maiden voyage. It is contructed of iron plates and is combined with a steam engine, to become one of the wonders of the industrial revolution.
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The first telegraph cable linking the coast of South Australia with the coast of the Northern Territory, allowing for fast communication.
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