A Timeline of Clothes

By Tim Lambert 20,000 BC In Europe people make warm clothes such as trousers, coats, and boots from animal skins using bone needles 1200 BC Men in Egypt wear loincloths and a kind of kilt. Women wear dresses with shoulder straps. Both sexes wear jewelry. 400 BC Women in Greece wear long dresses that cover… Continue reading A Timeline of Clothes

A Timeline of London

By Tim Lambert Roman London 50 The Romans found a town at London 61 Boudica, a Celtic queen burns London c. 180 Stone walls are built around London c. 250 London is a flourishing town with a population of around 45,000 407 The Roman army leaves Britain c.460 London is abandoned Saxon London c. 600… Continue reading A Timeline of London

A Timeline of Leicester

By Tim Lambert Roman Leicester 43 The Romans invade Britain 47 The Romans capture what is now Leicestershire 48 The Romans build a fort and a town grows up nearby 80 The Roman army moves on but the town flourishes 100 The town of Ratae (Leicester) is rebuilt c 250 Suburbs grow outside the walls… Continue reading A Timeline of Leicester

A Timeline of Wales

By Tim Lambert Ancient Wales c. 4,000 BC Farming is introduced into Wales c. 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Wales c. 600 BC The Celts settle in Wales c. 50 AD The Romans begin the conquest of Wales 78 AD The Romans conquer Anglesey 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterwards Wales splits into… Continue reading A Timeline of Wales

A Timeline of Gosport

By Tim Lambert c. 1204 A new port is founded at Gosport. Many of the townspeople are fishermen. 1545 Haselford Castle is built 1642 During the Civil War guns at Gosport fire at Portsmouth 1645 A royalist army sacks Gosport 1677 King Charles II decides to fortify Gosport 1696 The Church of the Holy Trinity… Continue reading A Timeline of Gosport

A Timeline of Dublin

By Tim Lambert Early Dublin 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… Continue reading A Timeline of Dublin

A Timeline of Winchester

By Tim Lambert Early Winchester 70 The Romans build a town on the site of Winchester. They called it Venta Belgarum. c. 200 The Romans build stone walls around Winchester. The town flourishes. 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterward town life breaks down and Winchester is abandoned. 650 The Saxons build a church called… Continue reading A Timeline of Winchester

A Timeline of Salisbury

By Tim Lambert Early Salisbury 522 The Saxons and the Celts fight a battle at Salisbury Hill c. 1003 The Saxons start a settlement on Salisbury Hill 1069 The Saxons Normans build a fort nearby 1075 The Bishop moves his seat to the settlement 1217 The Bishop moves his seat to land south of the… Continue reading A Timeline of Salisbury

A Timeline of Exeter

By Tim Lambert Early Exeter 50 The Romans build a fort on the site of Exeter 75 The Romans move on but a town is built on the site of the fort c. 150 The Romans build stone walls around Exeter 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Roman civilisation collapses and towns are abandoned. 680… Continue reading A Timeline of Exeter

A Timeline of Derby

By Tim Lambert Early Derby c. 50 AD The Romans build a fort on the site of Belper Road c. 80 AD The Romans build a fort on east side of the River Derwent. They call the fort Derventio. 873 The Danes found the town of Derby 917 The Saxons capture Derby. The little town… Continue reading A Timeline of Derby