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UK History Timeline

32 flashcards on the key events of British history from the Roman invasion to Brexit. Study material written for practice.

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Roman invasion of Britain
AD 43, under Emperor Claudius.
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Hadrian's Wall
Begun after Hadrian's visit in AD 122; runs about 73 miles across northern England.
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Alfred the Great
King of Wessex who held back the Vikings and won at Edington in 878.
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
September 1066: Harold II beat Harald Hardrada, then marched south to Hastings.
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Domesday Book
1086 survey of land and property ordered by William the Conqueror.
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Thomas Becket
Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in the cathedral in 1170.
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Magna Carta
Sealed by King John in 1215 at Runnymede; limited royal power.
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Battle of Bannockburn
1314: Robert the Bruce beat Edward II's army near Stirling.
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Black Death
Reached England in 1348; killed perhaps a third or more of the population.
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Peasants' Revolt
1381: rebels led by Wat Tyler marched on London against the poll tax.
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Battle of Agincourt
1415: Henry V's archers beat a larger French army.
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Wars of the Roses
Lancaster and York fought for the crown until Bosworth in 1485.
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Act of Supremacy 1534
Made Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church of England.
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Spanish Armada
1588: the English fleet and storms defeated Philip II's invasion fleet.
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Union of the Crowns
1603: James VI of Scotland also became James I of England.
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English Civil War
1642 to 1651: king against Parliament; Charles I executed in 1649.
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Glorious Revolution
1688: James II fled and William and Mary took the crown; Bill of Rights 1689.
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Acts of Union 1707
England and Scotland united as Great Britain.
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Battle of Culloden
1746: last pitched battle on British soil, ending the Jacobite risings.
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Battle of Trafalgar
1805: Nelson's victory over the French and Spanish fleets; he died in the battle.
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Slave Trade Act and Slavery Abolition Act
1807 ended the trade; 1833 ended slavery in most of the Empire.
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Great Reform Act
1832: redistributed seats and widened the vote.
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Great Exhibition
1851, in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.
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Women's vote
1918 for women over 30; 1928 equal voting age of 21 with men.
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First World War
1914 to 1918; the Somme began on 1 July 1916.
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Battle of Britain
1940: the RAF beat the Luftwaffe over southern England.
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NHS launched
1948, under Attlee's Labour government.
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Suez Crisis
1956: Britain, France and Israel invaded Egypt; Eden resigned in 1957.
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Joining the EEC
1 January 1973 under Edward Heath.
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Good Friday Agreement
1998: peace deal for Northern Ireland.
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Devolution
1999: Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly (now Senedd) created.
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EU referendum and exit
23 June 2016 vote; left the EU on 31 January 2020.

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