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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
1491: Columbus sets sail aboard the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria. 1492: Columbus reaches the Bahamas, [5] Cuba and Hispaniola.; 1492: La Navidad is established on the island of Hispaniola; it was destroyed by the following year.
300 B.C. – Maize first grown in Eastern North America. 100 B.C. – A.D. 400 – The Hopewell tradition flourishes. 600 – Emergence of Mississippian culture. 700 – Use of the bow and arrow becomes widespread among peoples of Eastern North America. 1000 – Leif Ericson explores the east coast of North America. [1]
Timeline of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) Timeline of the French Revolution (1789–1799) Timeline of the War of 1812 (1812–1815) Timeline of the Texas Revolution (1835–1836) Timeline of the Spanish–American War (1898) Timeline of Philippine–American War (1898–1913) Timeline of World War I (1914–1924)
In August 1997, the American people expressed solidarity with the British people, sharing in their grief and sense of shock on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, who perished in a car crash in Paris. Throughout 1998 and 1999, the United States and Britain sent troops to impose peace during the Kosovo War. Tony Blair made it a point to ...
19 April – the American Revolutionary War begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. [2] 10 May – American Revolution: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Patriot forces. [3] 12 May – American Revolution: Battle of Crown Point. 12 June – American Revolution: British forces offer a pardon to all colonists who would lay down their arms.
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1990 until the present. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.
1415 – Henry V is welcomed back to England after a major victory at the Battle of Agincourt, France 1422 – Henry V dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry VI 1471 – Henry VI is murdered and Edward IV is restored to the English throne