Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert The 12th century A small town grows up by a castle at Newcastle Under Lyme 1251 Newcastle Under Lyme is given a charter 1277 Dominican friars (called blackfriars) arrive in Newcastle Under Lyme 1354 Newcastle Under Lyme sends MPs to parliament 1380 A nail-making industry exists in Newcastle Under Lyme. However, it… Continue reading A Timeline of Newcastle Under Lyme

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 1682 William Penn founds the city of Philadelphia 1701 William Penn gives Philadelphia a charter 1723 Benjamin Franklin moved to Philadelphia 1728 Bartram’s Garden is founded 1731 A library is founded in Philadelphia 1751 Pennsylvania hospital is built 1753 Independence Hall is built in Philadelphia 1761 St Peters Church is built 1766 A theater is built in Philadelphia 1774 The first Continental Congress… Continue reading A Timeline of Philadelphia

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 30,000 BC Stone Age hunters live in Portugal 5,000 BC Farming is introduced to Portugal 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Portugal 700 BC Celts enter Portugal bringing iron with them. Meanwhile, the Phoenicians trade with Portugal. 600 BC The Greeks trade with Portugal 210 BC The Romans invade the Iberian Peninsula… Continue reading A Timeline of Portugal

By Tim Lambert The Ancient World c. 2,400 BC Kubaba is the first recorded female ruler in history. She is the queen of Sumer, in what is now Iraq. 2285 to 2250 BC Enheduanna lives in what is now Iraq. She is a priestess and writer. C. 1800 BC Sobekneferu is the ruler of Egypt… Continue reading A Timeline of Women’s History

By Tim Lambert 1769 Gaspar de Portola finds San Francisco Bay 1776 A fort is built at San Francisco 1797 A mission is founded 1808 Jedediah Smith crosses the Sierra Nevada Mountains 1835 A settlement called Yerba Buena is founded 1846 US sailors and marines go ashore at San Francisco 1848 Gold is discovered in… Continue reading A Timeline of San Francisco

By Tim Lambert 800 AD A people called the Arawaks lived in Jamaica. They were stone-age farmers. 1494 Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica 1510 The first Spanish settlers arrive in Jamaica 1517 African slaves are imported into Jamaica 1534 The Spanish move to Villa de la Vega 1655 The English invade Jamaica 1660 Spanish resistance… Continue reading A Timeline of Jamaica

By Tim Lambert There were many famous women artists from the Middle Ages to the present day. Here is a timeline of some of them. Women Artists in the Middle Ages Ende In the Middle Ages books were often beautifully decorated. This art was called illumination. Ende was a famous illuminator. Guda 12th century Guda… Continue reading A Timeline of Women Artists

By Tim Lambert The Fall of Rome 406 An army of Germanic warriors cross the border into Gaul (modern France) 407 The last Roman soldiers leave Britain 409 Alans, Sueves, and Vandals march into Spain 410 Alaric the Goth captures Rome 429 The Vandals move to North Africa leaving Spain to the Sueves c 450… Continue reading A Timeline of The Barbarians