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<div class="toc"> '''Centuries''': [[#9th century|9th]]{{·}}[[#10th century|10th]]{{·}}[[#11th century|11th]]{{·}}[[#12th century|12th]]{{·}}[[#13th century|13th]]{{·}}[[#14th century|14th]]{{·}}[[#15th century|15th]]{{·}}[[#16th century|16th]]{{·}}[[#17th century|17th]]{{·}}
<div class="toc"> '''Centuries''': [[#6th century|6th]]{{·}}[[#7th century|7th]]{{·}}[[#8th century|8th]]{{·}}[[#9th century|9th]]{{·}}[[#10th century|10th]]{{·}}[[#11th century|11th]]{{·}}[[#12th century|12th]]{{·}}[[#13th century|13th]]{{·}}[[#14th century|14th]]{{·}}[[#15th century|15th]]{{·}}[[#16th century|16th]]{{·}}[[#17th century|17th]]{{·}}
[[#18th century|18th]]{{·}}[[#19th century|19th]]{{·}}[[#20th century|20th]]{{·}}[[#21st century|21st]]</div>
[[#18th century|18th]]{{·}}[[#19th century|19th]]{{·}}[[#20th century|20th]]{{·}}[[#21st century|21st]]</div>


==Events==
== 6th century ==
* c. '''950,000''' or '''840,000''' BC
** Flints worked in south-eastern Britain.<ref>http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7303/fig_tab/nature09117_F5.html</ref>
* c. '''800,000''' BC
** [[Happisburgh]] early flint workings.
* c. '''700,000''' BC
** [[Pakefield]] early flint workings.
* c. '''500,000''' BC
** [[Eartham Pit, Boxgrove]] the oldest known human remains found in Britain.
* c. '''250,000''' BC
** [[Swanscombe Man]] (actually a woman), the second oldest known human remains found in Britain.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''180,000''' BC
** [[English Channel]] forms, separating Britain from the mainland.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gupta |first=Sanjeev |author2=Jenny S. Collier |author3=Andy Palmer-Felgate |author4=Graeme Potter |year=2007 |title=Catastrophic flooding origin of shelf valley systems in the English Channel |journal=[[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |volume=448 |issue=7151 |pages=342–345 |doi=10.1038/nature06018 |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7151/full/nature06018.html |laysummary=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19833064/ |laysource=[[msnbc.com]] |laydate=2007-07-18 |accessdate=2007-07-18 |pmid=17637667 |bibcode=2007Natur.448..342G}}</ref>
* c. '''26,000''' BC
** Cave-dwelling [[Upper Paleolithic]] peoples in Britain.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''10,000''' BC
** Last [[Ice Age]] ends.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''8300''' BC
** [[Mesolithic]] period begins.<ref name=CBH/>
** [[Cheddar Man]], the oldest complete human skeleton found in Britain (c 7150 BC)
* c. '''4000''' BC
** [[Neolithic]] period begins in Britain, introducing the first [[agriculture]].<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''3000''' BC
** First [[henge]] monuments.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''2600''' BC
** Main phase of construction at [[Stonehenge]] begins, replacing earlier wooden and earthen works.
* c. '''2300''' BC
** Arrival of the [[Beaker People]] in Britain.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''1800''' BC
** [[Wessex culture]] brings [[Bronze Age|bronze-working]] to Britain.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''1600''' BC
** Last construction at [[Stonehenge]].
* c. '''1400''' BC
** Wessex culture replaced by more [[farming|agrarian]] peoples; [[stone circle]]s and early [[hillfort]]s produced.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''800''' BC
** [[Celt]]s bring [[Iron Age|iron working]] to Britain; [[Hallstatt Culture]].<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''400''' BC
** [[Parisii (Yorkshire)|Parisi]] tribe from northern [[France]] settle in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name=CBH/>
** First [[broch]]s constructed.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''330''' BC
** [[Pytheas of Massilia]] circumnavigates Britain.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''300''' BC
** [[La Tene]] artwork introduced from northern France.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''100''' BC
** First wave of [[Belgic]] invaders settle in the south-east, establishing the [[Catuvellauni]] and [[Trinovantes]] tribes.<ref name=CBH/>
** First [[coin]]s introduced.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''80''' BC
** Second wave of Belgic invaders settle in [[Sussex]], [[Berkshire]], and [[Hampshire]], establishing the [[Atrebates]] and [[Regnenses]] tribes.<ref name=CBH/>
* '''55''' BC
** [[Commius]], chieftain of the Atrebates, captured by the British after serving as an envoy to [[Rome]].<ref name=CBH/>
** 26 August – [[Julius Caesar]] lands between [[Deal, Kent|Deal]] and [[Walmer]], wins skirmishes against the British, and frees Commius.<ref name=CBH/>
** 31 August – Britons in war-[[chariot]]s defeat the Romans. Romans return to [[Gaul]].<ref name=CBH/>
* '''54''' BC
** July – Julius Caesar invades Britain and defeats the Catuvellauni under [[Cassivellaunus]].<ref name=CBH/>
** September – Tribute fixed, and peace agreed between the Catevellauni and the Trinovantes, allied with Rome. Romans return to [[Gaul]].<ref name=CBH/>
* '''50''' BC
** Fleeing to Britain after a failed revolt in Gaul, [[Commius]] becomes chieftain of the [[Atrebates]].<ref name=CBH/>
* '''34''' BC
** Emperor [[Octavian]] makes an alliance with the Atrebates and Trinovantes.<ref name=CBH/>
* c. '''25''' BC
** [[Tincommius]], leader of the Atrebates, issues Roman-style coinage.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 13–16|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>


==11th century==
== 7th century ==

== 8th century ==

== 9th century ==

== 10th century ==

== 11th century ==
* 1016 King Cnut, crowned king of England
* 1016 King Cnut, crowned king of England
* 1034 Death of King [[Malcolm II of Scotland]], [[Duncan I of Scotland|Duncan I]] accedes to the Scottish throne
* 1034 Death of King [[Malcolm II of Scotland]], [[Duncan I of Scotland|Duncan I]] accedes to the Scottish throne
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* 1100 White tower of London completed
* 1100 White tower of London completed


==12th century==
== 12th century ==

* 1135 Death of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]], accession of [[Stephen of England|King Stephen]] to English throne
* 1135 Death of [[Henry I of England|Henry I]], accession of [[Stephen of England|King Stephen]] to English throne
* 1137 Beginning of a civil war between [[King Stephen of England|King Stephen]] and the [[Empress Matilda]] over the succession to the English throne; accession of [[Owain Gwynedd]], the first Welsh ruler to style himself [[prince of Wales]]
* 1137 Beginning of a civil war between [[King Stephen of England|King Stephen]] and the [[Empress Matilda]] over the succession to the English throne; accession of [[Owain Gwynedd]], the first Welsh ruler to style himself [[prince of Wales]]
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* 1199 Death of [[Richard I of England|Richard I]], [[John of England|King John]] accedes to the English throne
* 1199 Death of [[Richard I of England|Richard I]], [[John of England|King John]] accedes to the English throne


==13th century==
== 13th century ==

*1209 [[John of England|King John]] excommunicated by Pope Innocent III
*1209 [[John of England|King John]] excommunicated by Pope Innocent III
*1215 [[Magna Carta|The Magna Carta]] is agreed by [[John of England|King John]] at [[Runnymede]]
*1215 [[Magna Carta|The Magna Carta]] is agreed by [[John of England|King John]] at [[Runnymede]]
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*1297 [[William Wallace]] and the Scots defeat the English at the [[Battle of Stirling Bridge]]
*1297 [[William Wallace]] and the Scots defeat the English at the [[Battle of Stirling Bridge]]


==14th century==
== 14th century ==

* 1305 Capture and execution of Scottish resistance fighter [[William Wallace]] by the English on a charge of treason
* 1305 Capture and execution of Scottish resistance fighter [[William Wallace]] by the English on a charge of treason
* 1307 Death of [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] accedes to the English throne
* 1307 Death of [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] accedes to the English throne
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* 1399 Henry Bolingbroke usurps the English throne becoming [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]]
* 1399 Henry Bolingbroke usurps the English throne becoming [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]]


==15th century==
== 15th century ==

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* 1413 - [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] dies and is succeeded by his son, [[Henry V of England|Henry V]]
* 1413 - [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]] dies and is succeeded by his son, [[Henry V of England|Henry V]]
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* 1487 – The [[Battle of Stoke]] is fought between [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] and [[Lambert Simnel]] a Yorkist claimant to the throne. It is the last battle of the [[Wars of the Roses]]
* 1487 – The [[Battle of Stoke]] is fought between [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] and [[Lambert Simnel]] a Yorkist claimant to the throne. It is the last battle of the [[Wars of the Roses]]


== 16th century ==
*1509 England – [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] crowned and married to [[Catherine of Aragon]]
*1509 England – [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] crowned and married to [[Catherine of Aragon]]
*1513 England and Scotland – [[James IV of Scotland|James IV]] and thousands of Scots killed in defeat at [[Battle of Flodden Field|Flodden]]
*1513 England and Scotland – [[James IV of Scotland|James IV]] and thousands of Scots killed in defeat at [[Battle of Flodden Field|Flodden]]
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*1592 Scotland – [[James VI and I|James VI]] enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of [[Presbyterianism]] within the Scottish church
*1592 Scotland – [[James VI and I|James VI]] enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of [[Presbyterianism]] within the Scottish church


== 17th century ==
*1603 – Death of [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] on 24 March
*1603 – Death of [[Elizabeth I of England|Queen Elizabeth I]] on 24 March
*1603 England – [[James VI of Scotland]] crowned King of England (as [[James I of England]])
*1603 England – [[James VI of Scotland]] crowned King of England (as [[James I of England]])
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*1688 England – The [[Glorious Revolution]] replaces [[James II of England|James II]] with [[William III of England|William III]]
*1688 England – The [[Glorious Revolution]] replaces [[James II of England|James II]] with [[William III of England|William III]]
*1689 England and Scotland – The [[Bill of Rights 1689]] and the [[Claim of Right Act 1689]] are enacted by the [[Parliament of England]] and [[Parliament of Scotland]]
*1689 England and Scotland – The [[Bill of Rights 1689]] and the [[Claim of Right Act 1689]] are enacted by the [[Parliament of England]] and [[Parliament of Scotland]]

== 18th century ==

== 19th century ==

== 20th century ==

== 21st century ==


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Revision as of 01:23, 16 April 2019

This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, History of the formation of the United Kingdom and History of the United Kingdom.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Centuries: 6th · 7th · 8th · 9th · 10th · 11th · 12th · 13th · 14th · 15th · 16th · 17th · 18th · 19th · 20th · 21st

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Scotland – John Knox returns from Geneva to promote Calvinism.

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