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Battle of Flodden Field: Invading England, King James IV of Scotland and thousands of other Scots were killed in a defeat at the hands of the English. 1516 18 February Mary I, the future queen of England (r. 1553-1558), is born to parents Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. 1521: Lutheran writings begin to circulate in England. 1527 21 May
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, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
England, which had subsumed Wales in the 16th century under Henry VIII, united with Scotland in 1707 to form a new sovereign state called Great Britain. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Following the Industrial Revolution , which started in England, Great Britain ruled a colonial Empire , the largest in recorded history.
See also timeline of British history. For only articles about years in the United Kingdom that have been written, see Category:Years in the United Kingdom . 21st century
The following is a timeline of the history of London in the 20th century, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. 1900 to 1909 1900 9 ...
The Fulham Pottery is established by John Dwight, making it the earliest certainly known native stoneware manufacturer in England; it will survive until the second half of the 20th century. [125] 1673 22 January: The impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate Prison for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation.
January 22: Edward VII became King of England and India after Queen Victoria's death. March 2 : The Platt Amendment provides for Cuban independence in exchange for the withdrawal of American troops. June : Emily Hobhouse reports on the poor conditions in 45 British internment camps for Boer women and children in South Africa .
20th century in England (68 C, 9 P) 20th century in Northern Ireland (24 C, 1 P) 20th century in Scotland (39 C, 14 P) ... History of the United Kingdom (1801–1922)