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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
1263 Battle of Largs, an inconclusive battle fought between Haakon IV of Norway and the Scots; 1264 Simon de Montfort leads rebel English barons to defeat Henry III at the Battle of Lewes; 1265 Simon de Montfort was defeated at the Battle of Evesham, 5,000 men died in Greenhill and the streets of Evesham on 4 August 1265 Henry III at the Battle ...
An outline of British military history, 1660–1936 (1936). online; Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present (1993). Fortescue, John William. History of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War (1899–1930), in 13 volumes with six separate map volumes.
Alfred the Great succeeds his brother Æthelred as King of the West Saxons. 874 Edward the Elder, the future king of England (r. 899-924), is born to parents Alfred the Great and Ealhswith. 894 Æthelstan the Glorious, the future king of England (r. 927-939), is born to parents Edward the Elder and Ecgwynn.
Great Britain (from 1707) Jacobites: Civil War, Royalist victory. in England, Scotland and Ireland Williamite War in Ireland (1688–91) - The Battle of the Boyne saw the last battle between two rival claimants for the throne; Jacobite rising of 1689 (1689-92) Jacobite rising of 1715 (1715–16) Jacobite rising of 1719 (1719)
The Prayer Book Rebellion or Western Rising [1] was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549. In that year, the first Book of Common Prayer , presenting the theology of the English Reformation , was introduced.
18 June, Battle of Chalgrove Field — John Hampden was mortally wounded during the Battle and died on Saturday evening of 24 June 1643. 30 June, Battle of Adwalton Moor; 1 July, first meeting of the Westminster Assembly; 2 July Second Sieges of Bradford; 4 July, Battle of Burton Bridge; 5 July, Battle of Lansdowne (or Lansdown) fought near Bath.
Category:Battles involving England (10th century–1707) Category:Battles involving Wales (410–1405) Category:Battles involving Scotland (8th century–1707) Category:Battles involving Great Britain (1707–1800)