the history of the UK

By SupremeLooser
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings :

    between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson.
  • Jun 15, 1205

    Magna Carta :

    By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence.
  • Nov 3, 1534

    Act of Supremacy :

    passed by Henry VIII, established the English monarchs as the head of the Church of England.

  • English Civil War :

    or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England.

  • Treaty of Union and Acts of Union :

    The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, into a new unitary state called Great Britain.

  • Queen Victoria :

    the reign of Queen Victoria begins.

  • Slavery Abolition :

    the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 enters into force, abolishing slavery in the British Empire.

  • World War I :

    Great Britain declares war on Germany in response to the invasion of Belgium.

  • Ottoman Empire :

    Britain declares war on the Ottoman Empire.

  • World War I :

    World War I ends.

  • Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth :

    as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth took place at Westminster Abbey, London.

  • World War II :

    British entry into World War II.

  • World War II :

    World War II ends in Europe.

  • the United Nations :

    Britain becomes a founding member of the United Nations.

  • Summer Olympics :

    London hosts the 1948 Summer Olympics.

  • Elizabeth II :

    Death of George VI. Automatic accession of Elizabeth II.

  • Coronation of Elizabeth II :

    Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her father, George VI.

  • The Treaty of Accession :

    the United Kingdom signs the Treaty of Accession in a ceremony in Brussels which was attended by Prime Minister Edward Heath in preparedness for membership of the European Communities from 1 January 1973.

  • the European Communities :

    the United Kingdom joins and becomes a member state of the European Communities.

  • the European Communities :

    the United Kingdom chooses to remain a member state of the European Communities in a non-binding referendum.

  • Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer :

    the wedding of Prince Charles (later King Charles III) and Lady Diana Spencer took place at St Paul's Cathedral in London

  • Hong Kong :

    the United Kingdom hands Hong Kong back to China, marking the end of the British Empire.

  • Iraq :

    The United Kingdom, alongside the US, invades Iraq.

  • Olympic Games :

    London hosts the Olympic Games for the third time.

  • The European Union :

    the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union.

  • The Brexit :

    the motion to approve the Brexit withdrawal agreement – otherwise known as the "meaningful vote" – was rejected 202–432. This was the largest defeat on a government motion in history.

  • The European Union :

    The United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union.

  • The death of Elizabeth II :

    Elizabeth II dies aged 96, seven months after her Platinum Jubilee. Automatic accession of Charles III. Aged 73, he becomes the oldest person to accede to the throne.

  • King Charles III and Queen Camilla :

    Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.