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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
1135 Death of Henry I, accession of King Stephen to English throne; 1137 Beginning of a civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda over the succession to the English throne; accession of Owain Gwynedd, the first Welsh ruler to style himself prince of Wales
January – launch of Penguin Classics under the editorship of E. V. Rieu, whose translation of the Odyssey is the first published in the series [18] and will be the country's best-selling book over the next decade. [19] W. V. Awdry's children's book Thomas the Tank Engine, first in The Railway Series.
The concept of "British history" began to emerge in the 1600s, largely thanks to the attempts of King James II to assert that the Union of the Crowns of 1603 had created a Kingdom of Great Britain, which in fact did not come into existence until a century later.
For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon 1513 England and ...
The UK officially withdraws from the European Union three years after it voted to leave during a referendum in 2016. [41] 2020 31 January The first patient with COVID-19 is confirmed in York. [42] 2022 8 September Queen Elizabeth II dies of after a reign of 70 years and 214 days. She is succeeded by King Charles III. [43] [44]
Early modern Britain is the history of the island of Great Britain roughly corresponding to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Major historical events in early modern British history include numerous wars, especially with France, along with the English Renaissance, the English Reformation and Scottish Reformation, the English Civil War, the Restoration of Charles II, the Glorious Revolution ...
In the Second Reform Act 1867 more middle class property owners were enfranchised, the Elementary Education Act 1870 provided free primary school, and the Trade Union Act 1871 enabled free association without criminal penalty. [135] William Ewart Gladstone's UK Midlothian campaign between 1878-80 began the move towards modern political campaigning.