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 871 The Danes capture the settlement at Reading 1006 The Danes burn Reading 1086 Reading has a population of about 600 1125 Henry I builds Reading Abbey 1320 Reading has a population of around 1,300 1500 Making cloth is the main industry in Reading 1539 Henry VIII closes Reading Abbey 1550 Reading… Continue reading A Timeline of Reading, Berkshire

By Tim Lambert 932 A hamlet named East leah is mentioned 1838 A railway is built through the area and a small station opens by the hamlet of Barton. Later the railway company builds houses for its employees by the station. 1852 A cheese market opens by the station 1864 The first speculative houses are built at Eastleigh 1868 The… Continue reading A Timeline of Eastleigh

By Tim Lambert 5th Century AD The Angles found Great Yarmouth 1086 Great Yarmouth is a little town with a population of several hundred 1209 King John grants Great Yarmouth a charter. The port is flourishing and herring fairs are held there. 1297 Ships from Great Yarmouth fight ships from Kent. Yarmouth is now a… Continue reading A Timeline of Great Yarmouth

By Tim Lambert 1st Century AD The Romans take over an Iron Age settlement and build a town at Canterbury 407 The Romans leave Britain and afterward, Canterbury is probably abandoned 603 Canterbury is chosen to be the seat of the first archbishop 630 Canterbury is a flourishing little town with its own mint 851… Continue reading A Timeline of Canterbury

By Tim Lambert 10th Century A monastery is built at Bodmin, which is an ancient trading place 1086 At the time of the Domesday Book Bodmin is a thriving, though small town. However, it is the only market town in Cornwall. 13th Century Greyfriars arrive in Bodmin. The little town is an important market for… Continue reading A Timeline of Bodmin

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 1232 Richard de Burgh creates a town at Galway 1296 Franciscan friars arrive in Galway 1320 The Church of St Nicholas is built 1396 Galway is made a royal borough 1473 Galway suffers a fire 1484 Galway gains a mayor. Galway has a population of about 3,000. 1488 Dominican friars arrive in Galway 1500 Galway suffers another fire 1505 The main… Continue reading A Timeline of Galway

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