Invasion to Britain
790; Vikings begin raids on Britain
871; Alfred the Great become king
1016; Cnut won against King Edmund → King of England
4 Oct 1066; Battle of Hastings → William the Conqueror became king
1154; Henry II became king of England → developed the Angevin Empire
1214; English barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carter after losing Angevin lands
1337; Hundred Years Wars started by Edward III
25 Oct 1415; Battle of Agincourt made English victorious under Henry V
Expansion of British Empire (+ Migration)
1496; England started exploring west to Americas
1530; Henry VIII converted England to Protestant
Aug 1572; Huguenots persecution of ten thousands in St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Early 1600s; King James I started Ulster Plantations of Protestants to Ireland
1600; East India Company set up trading stations
1607; The first British colony Jamestown, Virginia was founded
1619; slaves introduced to plantations
1620; Mayflower ship transported Puritans to escape religious persecution and set up New
Plymouth
1685; French King Louis XIV tore up Edict of Nantes → Huguenot persecution
1757; 3000 EIC troops led by Robert Clive defeated 40000 Indian soldiers helped by French
and took over Bengal
1746; Highland Clearance of Scottish by King George I after Jacobite Rebellions
1775; War of Independence began when George Washington was appointed as army leader
1773; Government of India Act allowed British government and EIC control india jointly
3 Sep 1783; Britain signed Treaty of Paris and America gained independence
May 1787; 11 ships left Britain with 736 criminals onboard to Australia
1846; potato blight ruined Irish harvest → ⅛ died → 0.5M Irish migrated to Britain
9 May 1857; 85 Sepoys (indian soldiers) refused to use Enfield rifle got arrested in Meerut
8 July 1858; Indian Rebellion ended → British interfered less with religious matters
1867; diamonds discovered in Boer states → Britain tried to take control with Cape Colony
(Boer War)
Late 1870s; scramble for Africa began → Britain took 16 colonies along east Gold Coasts
(1874)
Feb 1881; Boers defeated British at battle of Majuba Hill (Boer War)
1882; series of laws imposed on Jews in Russia as are named for the assassination of Tsar
Alexander II → Jewish migration to Britain to escape persecution (pogroms-1891)
1888; Cecil Rhodes founded De Beers → owned most gold and diamond fields in southern
Africa
July 1882; bombing of Alexandria of Egyptians to rebel against British interference → Britain
gained control of Egypt Suez Canal and Sudan
1899; 2nd Boer Broke out when Cecil Rhodes failed to overthrow Boer leader Kruger
1750-1900; internal migration due to industrialisation
1815-1914; 22M left Britain to previous colonies for better opportunities
1837-1901; British Empire expanded rapidly under Queen Victoria (propaganda)
1841 - 1910; 1M people moved under indenture system_____________________________
America Huguenot Ulster+Highland India Africa Migration
790; Vikings begin raids on Britain
871; Alfred the Great become king
1016; Cnut won against King Edmund → King of England
4 Oct 1066; Battle of Hastings → William the Conqueror became king
1154; Henry II became king of England → developed the Angevin Empire
1214; English barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carter after losing Angevin lands
1337; Hundred Years Wars started by Edward III
25 Oct 1415; Battle of Agincourt made English victorious under Henry V
Expansion of British Empire (+ Migration)
1496; England started exploring west to Americas
1530; Henry VIII converted England to Protestant
Aug 1572; Huguenots persecution of ten thousands in St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Early 1600s; King James I started Ulster Plantations of Protestants to Ireland
1600; East India Company set up trading stations
1607; The first British colony Jamestown, Virginia was founded
1619; slaves introduced to plantations
1620; Mayflower ship transported Puritans to escape religious persecution and set up New
Plymouth
1685; French King Louis XIV tore up Edict of Nantes → Huguenot persecution
1757; 3000 EIC troops led by Robert Clive defeated 40000 Indian soldiers helped by French
and took over Bengal
1746; Highland Clearance of Scottish by King George I after Jacobite Rebellions
1775; War of Independence began when George Washington was appointed as army leader
1773; Government of India Act allowed British government and EIC control india jointly
3 Sep 1783; Britain signed Treaty of Paris and America gained independence
May 1787; 11 ships left Britain with 736 criminals onboard to Australia
1846; potato blight ruined Irish harvest → ⅛ died → 0.5M Irish migrated to Britain
9 May 1857; 85 Sepoys (indian soldiers) refused to use Enfield rifle got arrested in Meerut
8 July 1858; Indian Rebellion ended → British interfered less with religious matters
1867; diamonds discovered in Boer states → Britain tried to take control with Cape Colony
(Boer War)
Late 1870s; scramble for Africa began → Britain took 16 colonies along east Gold Coasts
(1874)
Feb 1881; Boers defeated British at battle of Majuba Hill (Boer War)
1882; series of laws imposed on Jews in Russia as are named for the assassination of Tsar
Alexander II → Jewish migration to Britain to escape persecution (pogroms-1891)
1888; Cecil Rhodes founded De Beers → owned most gold and diamond fields in southern
Africa
July 1882; bombing of Alexandria of Egyptians to rebel against British interference → Britain
gained control of Egypt Suez Canal and Sudan
1899; 2nd Boer Broke out when Cecil Rhodes failed to overthrow Boer leader Kruger
1750-1900; internal migration due to industrialisation
1815-1914; 22M left Britain to previous colonies for better opportunities
1837-1901; British Empire expanded rapidly under Queen Victoria (propaganda)
1841 - 1910; 1M people moved under indenture system_____________________________
America Huguenot Ulster+Highland India Africa Migration
