The Timeline
From the Family Tree Forum Reference Library
Contents
Eleventh Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1066 | William the Conqueror | Battle of Hastings | |||
| 1087 | William II | ||||
| 1100 | Henry I |
Twelfth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1135 | Stephen | ||||
| 1141 | Matilda | ||||
| 1154 | Henry II | ||||
| 1170 | Henry the Young King | ||||
| 1189 | Richard I | ||||
| 1199 | John |
Thirteenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1216 | Henry III | ||||
| 1272 | Edward I |
Fourteenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1307 | Edward II | ||||
| 1377 | Richard II | ||||
| 1399 | Henry IV |
Fifteenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1413 | Henry V | ||||
| 1422 | Henry VI | ||||
| 1461 | Edward IV | ||||
| 1470 | Henry VI | ||||
| 1471 | Edward IV | ||||
| 1483 | Edward V | ||||
| 1483 | Richard III | ||||
| 1485 | Henry VII |
Sixteenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1509 | Henry VIII | ||||
| 1547 | Edward VI | ||||
| 1553 | Jane | ||||
| 1553 | Mary | ||||
| 1558 | Elizabeth I | ||||
| 1588 | Spanish Armada |
Seventeenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1603 | James I | ||||
| 1625 | Charles I | ||||
| 1638-1660 | British Civil Wars | ||||
| 1653 | Oliver Cromwell | ||||
| 1658 | Richard Cromwell | ||||
| 1660 | Charles II | ||||
| 1665 | Great Plague | ||||
| 1666 | Great Fire of London | ||||
| 1685 | James II | ||||
| 1689 | William and Mary |
Eighteenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | Anne | ||||
| 1714 | George I | ||||
| 1727 | George II | ||||
| 1752 | Gregorian calendar introduced | ||||
| 1753 | Marriage Act | ||||
| 1760 | George III |
Nineteenth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | George IV | ||||
| 1830 | William IV | ||||
| 1837 | Victoria | Civil Registration introduced | |||
| 1841 | Census: 6th June | ||||
| 1851 | Australian Gold Rush | Census: 30th March | |||
| 1861-1865 | American Civil War | Census: 7th April | |||
| 1871 | Census: 2nd April | ||||
| 1881 | Census: 3rd April | ||||
| 1891 | Census: 5th April |
Twentieth Century
| YEAR | MONARCH | POLITICAL/CONFLICTS | SOCIAL/EPIDEMICS | INVENTIONS/DISCOVERIES | NOTABLE EVENTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Edward VII | |||||
| 1910 | George V | |||||
| 1914-1918 | World War One | |||||
| 1936 | George VI | |||||
| 1939-1945 | World War Two | |||||
| 1952 | Elizabeth II |
