Category: Timelines of History

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

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 6th Century The Saxons found a village on a hill. They call it Ferne ham or Fern village. 1086 At the time of the Domesday Book Fareham is a village with two watermills 1265 Fareham is a little town and port. Wine is imported and timber is exported. 1660 Fareham is a… Continue reading A Timeline of Fareham

By Tim Lambert 1086 Havant is a small village with a population of about 100. Havant has 2 mills. 1200 Havant is given a charter (a document granting the townspeople certain rights). Havant becomes a small market town. 1451 Havant also has annual fairs c. 1525 Warblington Castle is built 1643 Parliamentary soldiers destroy most of Warblington Castle 1650 Tanning leather… Continue reading A Timeline of Havant

By Tim Lambert 10th Century Norwich is a small town and inland port with its own mint 1004 The Danes sack and burn Norwich 1086 Norwich has a population of about 6,000 1094 The bishop moves his seat from Thetford to Norwich 1194 Norwich is given a charter (a document granting the people certain rights)… Continue reading A Timeline of Norwich

By Tim Lambert 1101 The Bishop gives the people of King’s Lynn the right to hold weekly markets and annual fairs 1204 King John gives King’s Lynn a charter (a document granting the town certain rights) 1348 King’s Lynn is a large and important town with a population of 5,500-6,0000. Wool, grain, and salt are… Continue reading A Timeline of Kings Lynn

By Tim Lambert 1180 Jean de Gisors founds a town at Portsmouth 1185 A parish church is built 1194 The king grants Portsmouth a charter (a document giving the townspeople certain rights) 1212 The Domus Dei (House of God) is built 1338 The French burn Portsmouth 1369 The French burn Portsmouth again 1377 The French… Continue reading A Timeline of Portsmouth

By Tim Lambert c. 70 The Romans build a town on the site of Bitterne 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterwards, Roman towns are abandoned 690-700 The Saxon King Ine builds a new town on the site of St Mary’s Church c. 950 The town declines as the Itchen silts up and it is… Continue reading A Timeline of Southampton

By Tim Lambert 1783 Poland becomes the first country to ban corporal punishment in schools 1820 In Britain whipping women is banned 1845 Luxembourg bans corporal punishment in schools 1862 In Britain courts can sentence men to either whipping or birching. (A man was hit on his bare backside with a bundle of birch rods).… Continue reading A Timeline of Corporal Punishment

By Tim Lambert 669 The Bishop of Mercia makes his seat at Lichfield 12th Century The Bishop of Chester founds a new town at Lichfield 1237 Franciscan friars arrive in Lichfield 1291 Lichfield is badly damaged by a fire but is rebuilt. Lichfield is a small town with a population of about 1,500. 1424 Milleys Hospital is built at Lichfield… Continue reading A Timeline of Lichfield