THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN
Start!
A map of the British Isles
The United Kingdom
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Great Britain
England Wales Scotland
HISTORY TIMELINE
4500 BC
55-410 AD
THE CELTS
ANCIENT BRITONS
THE ROMANS
700-55 BC
HISTORY TIMELINE
410-7th century AD
1066
THE VIKINGS
THE NORMAN CONQUEST
THE ANGLO-SAXONS
8th-9th century AD
HISTORY TIMELINE
1154-1399
1455-1485
MAGNA CARTA
THE WARS OF THE ROSES
THE PLANTAGENETS
1215
HISTORY TIMELINE
1558-1603
1485-1603
HENRY VIII
ELIZABETH I
THE TUDORS
1509-1547
Home
The ANCIENT BRITONS
round 4500 BC
Home
Barrows and burial mounds
+ inf
Home
Building Stonehenge
Link
Home
Take a virtual tour of Stonehenge
Home
THE CELTS
700-55 BC
Home
Celtic religion and festivals
Druids
Samhain /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/
The Druids were priests, administered justice and had a wide knowledge based on oral tradition.
It was a Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.
+ info
+ info
Halloween
The word comes from All Hallows' Eve- the evening before All Saints' Day
+ info
+ info
Home
31
The ROMANS
55-410 AD
Hadrian's Wall
Home
Home
The Roman baths in Bath
+ info
ino
Home
Boadicea (or Boudicca)
+ info
Home
41
The ANGLO-SAXONS
410-1066 AD
Home
The Anglo-Saxon invasion
Celtic areas
ScotlandWalesCornwallIreland
+ ifo
The Dig (2021)
La nave sepolta
Sutton-Hoo
Home
Home
51
tHE VIKINGS
793-1066 AD
Home
The Vikings' raids
The last Anglo-Saxon kings
Edward the Confessor
+ info
Alfred the Great
+ info
Harold
Ethelred II
+ info
+ info
Home
Home
61
the norman conquest
1066-1154
Home
The Norman Conquest - 1066
The Bayeux Tapestry
+ info
Home
Let's recap!
+ ino
Home
The history of English
Home
761
the PLANTAGENETS
1087-1189
After the Norman Conquest...
William the Conqueror
Henry I
Henry II
Matilda
Home
Home
Henry II's reign and the Plantagenets
SCUTAGE
COMMON LAW
Home
Henry II & Thomas Becket
Richard 'the Lionheart' and King John 'Lackland'
Henry II was succeeded by King Richard I. He set out on the Third Crusade and was replaced by his brother King John, who imposed higher taxes.
Home
Home
Magna Carta - 1215
Play
King John was forced to sign Magna Carta. This document limited the monarch's power.
Home
Model Parliament
Edward III
Edward 1
He was King John's grandson. He summoned a council known as Model Parliament.
He founded the 'Order of the Garter'. He laid claim to the crown of France and began the Hundred Years' War with France.
+ info
+ info
Richard II
+ info
Under his reign, Parliament decided to levy the poll tax. Discontent led to the Peasants' Revolt.
+ info
Home
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
It was a confict between the Houses of Lancaster and York that lasted 30 years.
Home
8761
the TUDORS
1485-1603
The Tudors
Henry VIII
Henry VII
He succeeded his father at the age of 18 and married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon.
He married Elizabeth of York and ended the Wars of the Roses. He became the first Tudor King of England.
+ ifo
Edward VI
Mary I
+ info
Elizabeth I
+ info
The daughter of Catherine of Aragon. "Bloody Mary" wanted to restore Catholicism.
She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her reign is considered England's golden age.
+ nfo
Home
The Tudors
Home
Henry VIII
In 1517 he received the title of 'Defensor Fidei' from the Pope for attacking Luther's anti-Catholic theses. Then he asked the Pope to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn because he wanted a male heir.
Home
The Act of Supremacy- 1534
The Act of Supremacy established Henry VIII as “the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England.”
Henry VIII's wives
Home
4. ANNE OF CLEVES (divorced)
1. CATHERINE OF ARAGON (divorced)
5. CATHERINE HOWARD (beheaded)
2. ANNE BOLEYN (beheaded)
3. JANE SEYMOUR (died)
6. CATHERINE PARR (survived)
Home
Queen Elizabeth's Golden Age
She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her age was marked by religious tolerance, victory at sea and prosperity. She never married and was called the 'Virgin Queen'.
Home
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
Play
In 1588 the English fleet defeated the Spanish Armada. This victory confirmed England's supremacy at sea.
George Gower, The Armada Portrait, ca. 1588
Home
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth: the Golden Age (2007)
Elizabeth (1998)
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THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN
Start!
A map of the British Isles
The United Kingdom
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Great Britain
England Wales Scotland
HISTORY TIMELINE
4500 BC
55-410 AD
THE CELTS
ANCIENT BRITONS
THE ROMANS
700-55 BC
HISTORY TIMELINE
410-7th century AD
1066
THE VIKINGS
THE NORMAN CONQUEST
THE ANGLO-SAXONS
8th-9th century AD
HISTORY TIMELINE
1154-1399
1455-1485
MAGNA CARTA
THE WARS OF THE ROSES
THE PLANTAGENETS
1215
HISTORY TIMELINE
1558-1603
1485-1603
HENRY VIII
ELIZABETH I
THE TUDORS
1509-1547
Home
The ANCIENT BRITONS
round 4500 BC
Home
Barrows and burial mounds
+ inf
Home
Building Stonehenge
Link
Home
Take a virtual tour of Stonehenge
Home
THE CELTS
700-55 BC
Home
Celtic religion and festivals
Druids
Samhain /ˈsaʊ.ɪn/
The Druids were priests, administered justice and had a wide knowledge based on oral tradition.
It was a Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.
+ info
+ info
Halloween
The word comes from All Hallows' Eve- the evening before All Saints' Day
+ info
+ info
Home
31
The ROMANS
55-410 AD
Hadrian's Wall
Home
Home
The Roman baths in Bath
+ info
ino
Home
Boadicea (or Boudicca)
+ info
Home
41
The ANGLO-SAXONS
410-1066 AD
Home
The Anglo-Saxon invasion
Celtic areas
ScotlandWalesCornwallIreland
+ ifo
The Dig (2021)
La nave sepolta
Sutton-Hoo
Home
Home
51
tHE VIKINGS
793-1066 AD
Home
The Vikings' raids
The last Anglo-Saxon kings
Edward the Confessor
+ info
Alfred the Great
+ info
Harold
Ethelred II
+ info
+ info
Home
Home
61
the norman conquest
1066-1154
Home
The Norman Conquest - 1066
The Bayeux Tapestry
+ info
Home
Let's recap!
+ ino
Home
The history of English
Home
761
the PLANTAGENETS
1087-1189
After the Norman Conquest...
William the Conqueror
Henry I
Henry II
Matilda
Home
Home
Henry II's reign and the Plantagenets
SCUTAGE
COMMON LAW
Home
Henry II & Thomas Becket
Richard 'the Lionheart' and King John 'Lackland'
Henry II was succeeded by King Richard I. He set out on the Third Crusade and was replaced by his brother King John, who imposed higher taxes.
Home
Home
Magna Carta - 1215
Play
King John was forced to sign Magna Carta. This document limited the monarch's power.
Home
Model Parliament
Edward III
Edward 1
He was King John's grandson. He summoned a council known as Model Parliament.
He founded the 'Order of the Garter'. He laid claim to the crown of France and began the Hundred Years' War with France.
+ info
+ info
Richard II
+ info
Under his reign, Parliament decided to levy the poll tax. Discontent led to the Peasants' Revolt.
+ info
Home
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
It was a confict between the Houses of Lancaster and York that lasted 30 years.
Home
8761
the TUDORS
1485-1603
The Tudors
Henry VIII
Henry VII
He succeeded his father at the age of 18 and married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon.
He married Elizabeth of York and ended the Wars of the Roses. He became the first Tudor King of England.
+ ifo
Edward VI
Mary I
+ info
Elizabeth I
+ info
The daughter of Catherine of Aragon. "Bloody Mary" wanted to restore Catholicism.
She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her reign is considered England's golden age.
+ nfo
Home
The Tudors
Home
Henry VIII
In 1517 he received the title of 'Defensor Fidei' from the Pope for attacking Luther's anti-Catholic theses. Then he asked the Pope to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn because he wanted a male heir.
Home
The Act of Supremacy- 1534
The Act of Supremacy established Henry VIII as “the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England.”
Henry VIII's wives
Home
4. ANNE OF CLEVES (divorced)
1. CATHERINE OF ARAGON (divorced)
5. CATHERINE HOWARD (beheaded)
2. ANNE BOLEYN (beheaded)
3. JANE SEYMOUR (died)
6. CATHERINE PARR (survived)
Home
Queen Elizabeth's Golden Age
She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her age was marked by religious tolerance, victory at sea and prosperity. She never married and was called the 'Virgin Queen'.
Home
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
Play
In 1588 the English fleet defeated the Spanish Armada. This victory confirmed England's supremacy at sea.
George Gower, The Armada Portrait, ca. 1588
Home
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth: the Golden Age (2007)
Elizabeth (1998)
Got an idea?
Let the communication flow!
With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.