Social Studies Timeline

Magna Carta

May 30, 1215

A page is signed, signifying the rights that Kings and Nobles have, specifically that Kings do not have "tyrant" like power.

James I is born

Jun 19, 1566

Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Stuart's son, James is born

James becomes King James I

Jul 29, 1567

James is crowned King when he is only 13 months, and was raised as a Protestant, unlike his mom who was arrested.

James is imprisoned

Aug 1, 1582

King James is imprisoned and his Father's first cousin was forced to leave Scotland by Protestant earls.

James signs Treaty

Jul 6, 1586

James signs a treaty wth Queen Elizabeth and King James VI of Scotland, which led people to assume King James I was heir to Queen Elizabeth's throne.

James Marries

Nov 23, 1589

James marries a fourteen year old girl from Denmark named Anne, and marry in Oslo.

James rules England

Mar 24, 1604

Queen Elizabeth dies, and James i crowned King of England on the same day.

King Charles I

Mar 27, 1625

King Charles becomes the next King at the age of 12.

James Dies

Mar 27, 1625

James dies from multiple diseases, and makes Charles I the next King

The Petition of Rights

Jun 7, 1628

The newly made Petition of Rights was signed by the King. The document stated that the King was unable to continue taxing without approval from the Parliment.

The Short Parliment

Apr 13, 1640

The Short Parliment wasn't letting King Charles I tax the people anymore because he was yet to abondon ship money. The King offered that he would abandon the ship money only if Parliment would give him money to fight Scotland, which they declined and were dismissed after three weeks.

Long Parliment

Nov 29, 1640

Charles had to agree to an act that made Parliment and him meet every 5 years, so he could buy a good army to fight the Scots.

Charles is imprisioned

Jan 30, 1647

The Scots hand Charles over to the Parliment, and they imprison him.

Charles I Escapes

Nov 30, 1647

Charles escapes imprisonment and flees to Carisbrooke Castle.

Rump Parliment

Jan 6, 1649

The Rump Parliment begins and they all agree to stop negotiating with the King. The Rump Parliment gives Parliment the right to put in new acts and laws without the kings aproval.

King Charles Sentenced

Jan 20, 1649

King Charles is sentenced to death on the account of treason.

King Charles is Excecuted

Jan 30, 1649

King Charles is beheaded outside of Whitehall Palace, London.

Charles becomes King

Dec 5, 1650

Chalres II is crowned King

Charles II Marries

Dec 5, 1661

Charles gets married to Catherine of Braganza

Charles does something Sneaky

Sep 29, 1670

Charles signs a secret treaty with King Louis XIV of France.

Charles dissasembles Parliment

Dec 5, 1679

Parliment is dissasembled, on order from Charles II

Charles dies

Dec 30, 1684

Charles dies of a stroke, and converts to Catholicism on his deathbed.

James II becomes King

Jan 1, 1685

James II succeeds Charles II

Glorious Revolution

Jan 1, 1688

Willima of Orange lands at Torbay with an army of 20,000 to invade on London.

King James II

May 30, 1688

James abdicates and flees to exile in France.

Jethro Tull's invention

Sep 13, 1708

Mr. Tull creates the first seed drill.

Thomas Newcomen's invention

Sep 13, 1712

Mr. Newcomen invents the first steam engine.

John Kay's invention

Sep 13, 1733

John Kay invents the first flying shuttle.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Parliment issues a new act on the colonists, making them pay an extra 3 pence on common foods and drinks.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

This new act taxed all colonists on all paper products. Even though it didn't affect most people, it seriosuely ticked off the colonists, especially all the lawyers and newspaper companies (who are not the people you want to tick off).

Arkwright's invention

Sep 13, 1769

Arkwright invents the first water frame.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

Five were left dead, but the main thing left was exaggeration. Paul Revere blew this event out of the water. Colonists were continually protesting and harrasing the British before the events, which is left known.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

The Tea Act was not meant to raise meant raise money, but to give the monopoly to the East Indian Tea Company (which the Parliament "coincidently" owned).

Boston Tea Party

Nov 29, 1773

Samuel Adams leads a group of colonists desguised as indians, to dump all the boxes of tea into the sea as a protest on the Tea Act.

Intolerable Acts

Jan 1, 1774

Three acts were put on America as a consequence of the Boston Tea Party: one act disallowed trade with countries other then that Britain: one closed the Boston port and the final one gave Quebec extra rights.

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

The first congress takes place in Philidelphia, which featured one delegate from each colony. They all talked about how bad Britain was.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The first battle of the American Revolution ended with the Patriots winning.

George Washington elected head of Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

Shortly after Lexington and Concord, the second continental congress is held, and Geroge Washington is elected as chair.

James Watt's invention

Sep 13, 1775

James Watt creates the first efficient steam engine.

Decleration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

The Decleration of Independance is drafted by Thomas Jefferson, stating that America would branch off from the British's rule.

Battle of Trenton

Dec 25, 1776

George Washington and his troops cross the Deleware, and are victorious in that battle.

The First Steam Powered Mill

Sep 13, 1779

Crompton's spinning mule combines Hargreave's and Arkwright's inventions to fully automate the weaving process

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

A treaty is signed ending not only the war between the French and First Nations, but the Americans and British. It said that Britain had to undertand that America was it's own country and the British had to seize their troops.

Calling of the Estates General

Jul 5, 1788

The Third Estate asked to have taxes even throughout the estates, however King Louis XVI declined and France went into a governmental conflict.

Tennis Court Oath

Jan 20, 1789

As the third estate was locked out of meeting in their meeting room by the King, they met a Tennis Courth, where the famour Tennis Court Oath was said and they vowed to not stop meeting till they had drawn up a new constitution.

Meeting of the Estates General

May 2, 1789

King Louis XVI held the meeting, and opened with a speech about the uprising of the third estate.

National Assembly

Jun 17, 1789

Their was a disagreement with all the estates, where the third estate wanted a vote by people rather then the vote by estate.

Storming the Bastille

Jul 14, 1789

The third estate of Paris stormed the Bastille and took it down brick by brick for guns and ammunition.

The Great Fear

Jul 20, 1789

In one of the craziest times during the revolution, the Great Fear spread all across France.

March on Versailles/ Signing the Decleration of the Rights of Man

Oct 5, 1789

Women led the charge to Versaille, in search on bread. The march was also able to take King Louis and Marie Antoinette back to Paris and sign the Decleration of the Rights of Man.

Royal Family Flees

Jun 20, 1791

King Louis XVI and his family attempt to leave France, but are spotted by a National Guardsmen and are brought back to Paris.

France attacks

Apr 21, 1792

France declares War on Austria, all to try and get their money.

The Execution of King Louis XVI

Jan 21, 1793

King Louis XVI is sentenced to the guillotine, and is beheaded.

The Excecution of Robespierre

Jul 28, 1794

Robespierre is arrested and then excecuted.

Child Laws Abolished

May 29, 1819

Children were now eligible to work.