Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert 6th century The Saxons found a village at Walsall 1220 A weekly market begins in Walsall and it turns into a busy little town. Walsall also has annual fairs. 1339 Walsall is allowed 2 annual fairs. Walsall is a little town with a population of about 1,500. 1554 A grammar school opens… Continue reading A Timeline of Walsall

By Tim Lambert 1823 John Oxley sails to the area and names the River Brisbane after the Governor of New South Wales 1824 A prison colony is founded north of the river 1825 The prison is moved to the site of modern Brisbane 1828 The Old Windmill is built 1842 The region is opened to… Continue reading A Timeline of Brisbane

By Tim Lambert 841 The Vikings found Dublin 1028 The first Bishop of Dublin is appointed. Dublin has a population of about 4,000. 1152 The bishop of Dublin is made an Archbishop 1190 Dublin is devastated by a fire 1224 A conduit is built to bring fresh water into Dublin 1229 Dublin gains a mayor.… Continue reading A Timeline of Dublin

By Tim Lambert c. 1100 A small port grows up at Dundee 1191 King William gives Dundee a charter (a document granting the people certain rights) 1349 Dundee is a thriving town with a population of about 4,000. Wine is imported. So is grain. Wool and hides are exported. 1520 The population of Dundee has… Continue reading A Timeline of Dundee

By Tim Lambert 1100 A town grows up near a castle in Edinburgh 1128 David I founds Holyrood Abbey 1296 The English capture Edinburgh Castle 1300 Edinburgh is well known for making wool cloth. It is exported from Leith. 1322 The Scots recapture Edinburgh Castle 1329 Edinburgh is given a charter (a document granting the… Continue reading A Timeline of Edinburgh

By Tim Lambert 1781 A settlement is founded in Los Angeles 1822 The Plaza Catholic Church is built 1848 Gold is discovered in California 1850 Los Angeles is incorporated 1851 Los Angeles gains its first newspaper 1861-62 Los Angeles suffers floods 1870 Los Angeles is a thriving town with a population of 5,614 1874 The… Continue reading A Timeline of Los Angeles

By Tim Lambert 1630 English Puritans found Boston 1631 The first sailing ship built in America is launched from Boston 1634 Samuel Cole opens an inn in Boston 1659 Two Quakers are hanged in Boston 1636 Harvard College opens 1659 Copp’s Hill Burying Ground opens. It is named after William Copp. 1660 Smallpox strikes Boston 1676 The first coffeehouse opens in Boston 1690 Smallpox… Continue reading A Timeline of Boston, Massachusetts

By Tim Lambert 8,000 BC The first people arrive in Sweden 4,000 BC People in Sweden begin farming 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Sweden 500 BC Iron is introduced into Sweden 9th Century AD Sweden becomes a single kingdom. Swedes cross the Baltic and sail along rivers into Russia. 1008 Olof Skotkonung King of Sweden becomes a Christian. The other… Continue reading A Timeline of Sweden

By Tim Lambert 5,200 BC Stone Age farmers arrive in Malta 3,600-2,500 BC The age of building temples in Malta 800 BC The Phoenicians from Lebanon sail to Malta 400 BC The city of Carthage in North Africa rules Malta 218 BC The Romans conquer Malta c. 60 AD The missionary Paul is shipwrecked  on Malta… Continue reading A Timeline of Malta

By Tim Lambert 1497 Jean Cabot sails to Newfoundland 1535 Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) sails into the St Lawrence River 1603 Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) founds Port Royal 1608 de Champlain founds Quebec 1610 Henry Hudson discovers Hudson Bay 1642 The French found Montreal 1670 The English found the Hudson Bay Company 1685 The population of… Continue reading A Timeline of Canada