The United Kingdom 101 part 3

This 3rd is about the history of The U.K which will take you all the way from the Beginning. So let's get started . KEEP IN MIND that yes i skip a few thing that are also important but there SO MUCH that i just looked for the IMPORTANT and INTERESTING FACTS.

http://projectbritain.com/history.html

Pre U.K-
B.C AREA:
500,000- It was the most early history of people moving to the U.K
6,500- There was a land bridged that connect it U.K to Europe, but unfortunately a major flood came that caused the U.K to be an island.
3,000-Stone Age begins.
2,100- Bronze Age begins.
2,000- Stonehenge is completed






750-Iron Age begins.

Romans/U.K Area
A.D
43- Rome invades the U.K and becomes a part of the Roman Empire.
50- London is founded
70- Rome Conquers Wales.
401-410- The Romans left Britain by choice.

Anglo-Saxon Area
450-750-U.K is invaded by Jutes, Angles and Saxon. Britain is divided into 7 different Kingdoms (Northumbia,Mercia,Wessex,Essex,Sussex and Kent)
460- St.Patrick converts Ireland.
779-Mercia becomes the Supreme Kingdom.

Viking Area
793- Vikings invade the U.K







871- King Alfred defeat the Viking but let them settle in Eastern England
926- Danelaw is conquered by the Saxons.
1016- King Canute gets the English Crown
1055- Westminster Abby is completed.












The Middle Ages
1066- The Battle of Stamford Bridge
1078- Starting to build the London Clock Tower.
1167- Oxford University opened
1170- London Population expanded more then 30,000.
1215- The Magna is signed.
1337-1453- 100 year War with France.
1348-49- The Black Death comes nearly wipes out half a million people.
1453- 100 year of War  is over.
1455- The War of Roses Begins.



Tudors
1485-  The war of Roses end with Henry VII as king.
1497- John Cabot discovers North America.
1509-1547- Henry VII is the king
























1534- Henry VIII creates the church of England.
1555- Elizabeth I start her 45 reign.
1591- First performance of William Shakespeare first play.
1600- The East India Company is created.




Victorian Area
1837- Queen Victoria becomes Queen at age 18.
1845-1849- Great Potato Famine.
1850- First post box has been built.
1854- Crimean War (U.K vs Russia)
1856- U.K win against Russia
1870- Education Act (school for everybody yeah!!!!!!!! not really =/ )
1871- Victoria opens the Royal Albert Hall.

1877- Electricity comes to London.
1887- The gramophone is invented.
1901- Population it was 40 million.




Modern U.K
1914-1918- WWI
1920- Republic of Ireland get its independence.
1939-1945- WWII

1952- Elizabeth II is the Queen.
1979- Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister------------>
2003- England wins the Rugby world cup.