Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert Early Belfast 1611 Sir Arthur Chichester is granted land at Belfast. A small town grows up there. 1613 Belfast is made a corporation Late 17th Century Belfast trades with the North American colonies. Tobacco is imported from there and sugar is imported from the West Indies. Belfast has a population of about… Continue reading A Timeline of Belfast

By Tim Lambert Early Albania c 2,100 BC The people of Albania learn to use bronze c 1,000 BC The people of Albania learn to use iron 167 BC The Romans conquer Albania 395 AD The Roman Empire permanently splits into east and west 1081 The Normans land and capture Durresi but they are driven… Continue reading A Timeline of Albania

By Tim Lambert Early Africa c. 100,000 BC Humans migrate from Africa to other parts of the world C. 5,000 BC Farming begins in Egypt C. 3,118 BC King Menes unites the kingdoms of Upper and Lower in Egypt C. 2,600 BC The first pyramid is built in Egypt C. 2,000 BC Bantu speaking people… Continue reading A Timeline of African History

By Tim Lambert 1701 The Act of Settlement is passed Jethro Tull invents the seed drill 1702 William dies. Anne becomes queen. 1704 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French at the Battle of Blenheim The British capture Gibraltar 1706 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French army at Ramillies 1707 The Act of Union… Continue reading A Timeline of England in the 18th Century

By Tim Lambert Ancient Italy 800 BC The rise of the Etruscan civilization 750 BC The Greeks begin to found colonies in Italy 600 BC The Etruscans rule central Italy 510 BC Rome rebels against the Etruscans. The Romans gradually take Etruscan territory. 494 BC The Plebeians (poor Romans) withdraw from Rome and found their… Continue reading A Timeline of Italy

By Tim Lambert Early Education C. 1,200 BC Boys from well-off families in Egypt learned reading, writing, and arithmetic. There is evidence that some women could read and write in Ancient Egypt c. 100 AD Boys and girls in Roman Britain go to a school called a ludus to learn reading and writing. At about… Continue reading A Timeline of Education

By Tim Lambert 1801 The first census is held Another Act of Union joins Ireland to England and Scotland 1805 The battle of Trafalgar 1807 The slave trade is abolished 1811 Prince George becomes Prince Regent as his father is insane 1812 Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is shot by John Bellingham Charles Dickens is born… Continue reading A Timeline of Britain in the 19th Century

By Tim Lambert 337 AD Crucifixion is abolished in the Roman Empire 1307 In Dublin a device for beheading people is mentioned 1401 In England a law makes burning the punishment for heresy 1431 In France Joan of Arc is burned 1531 In England a law makes boiling alive the punishment for poisoners 1547 Boiling… Continue reading A Timeline of Punishments

By Tim Lambert Early Surgery 6,500 BC Skulls are trepanned c 1,500 BC The Ancient Egyptians have some knowledge of anatomy from mummification. Egyptian surgeons use clamps, saws, forceps, scalpels and scissors. The Egyptians use honey as an antiseptic. c 335-280 BC A Greek named Herophilus lives. He carried out dissections of human bodies in… Continue reading A Timeline of Surgery

By Tim Lambert 430 BC Athens is struck by an unknown disease 165-180 AD Rome is ravaged by a disease, probably smallpox or measles. 543 Plague strikes the Byzantine Empire. It then spreads to western Europe. 1346 The Black Death breaks out in Crimea 1348 The Black Death reaches England 1492 Smallpox and measles are… Continue reading A Timeline of Plagues