The ultimate timeline

Nobody can be sure how the world originally started. Many Scientists believe in the big bang theory where as other people believe in Religion. It should be noted that some scientists have religious beliefs and a lot of religious people believe in the theories of science.

Mesozoic Era
Occurred between 245-65 million years ago and is comprised of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

Dinosaurs become extinct

The end of the Mesozoic era, 65 million years ago. Up to 50 percent of the planet's animal and plant species disappeared. What caused this huge loss of life isn't certain. Climate change is strongly implicated, It's believed by many that the final killer blow came from a massive meteorite impact.

6000 BC
Britain becomes separated from the European mainland.

5000 BC
Neolithic period begins. First evidence of farming.

1200 BC
Celtic Britain The Celts were farmers and lived like Iron Age people in small village groups. Celts were a warlike people. The tribes often quarrelled with each other and fought savage battles. They could be a terrifying sight for the enemy. They were taller than Southern Europeans, and many fought naked, their long, fair hair stuck up into spikes with lime. They screamed as they ran into battle, waving their iron swords and blowing horns and trumpets.

800 BC
Iron Age Smiths learned to extract iron from its ore, and to transform it into weapons and tools. Iron was better than bronze in many ways. It was much tougher and easier to work. Iron was also cheaper than copper.

55 BC
Julius Caesar invades Britain for the second time with 800 ships. This time he defeated the Kentish tribes. When the Romans arrived, nearly everyone in Britain still lived in the countryside. The Romans began to establish towns, built roads, introduced clean localised water and introduced baths to every town. Farming expanded as well as trades in pottery, wool, gold, lead and silver

44 BC
Assassination of Julius Caesar by his enemies

50 AD

London is founded

122 AD
Hadrians Wall built

410 AD

End of Roman Britain

449 AD
Angles and Saxons invade Britain

793 AD

First Viking raid on Britain

1066 AD William the Conqueror leads the Norman invasion of Britain.

1086
The Domesday Book is compiled, a complete inventory of Britain.

1348-1349
The Black Death (Bubonic plague) arrived in England and killed nearly half of the population.

1485
The Tudor era

1485
The war of the roses ends at the Battle of Bosworth. Henry Tudor defeats and kills Richard III. Henry V11 new king.

1509
Henry V111 succeeds to the throne until 1547.
In 1534 Henry V111 forms the Church of England. Henry is confirmed as Supreme Head of the Church of England.

1542
Mary, Queen of Scots lays claim to the English throne.

1558
Elizabeth 1 begins her 45 year reign.

Queen Elizabeth executes Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587

1588
The English defeat the Spanish Armada

1591

First performance of a play by William Shakespeare.

1603
James V1 of Scotland becomes James 1st of England uniting the two Kingdoms.

1605
Gunpowder Plot

1616
William Shakespeare dies

1642-1649
English Civil War

1664-1665
The Great Plague breaks out and up to 100, 000 people die in London.

1666

Great Fire of London

1807

Abolition of Slave Trade

1837

Victorian Britain begins

1838

Charles Dickens writes Oliver Twist

1868

The last public hanging

1914-1918

World War I

1939-1945

World War II

1966

England wins the World Cup

2000
The New Millennium

2003
England wins the Rugby World Cup Britain joins the US in an invasion of Iraq.

2012
Britain hosts successful Olympic Games