Category: Timelines of History

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

By Tim Lambert 5,000 BC The Chinese begin farming. Rice is grown in the south and millet in the north. The Chinese make pottery. 2,000 BC The Chinese make bronze tools c. 1,750 BC The Shang dynasty rules China c. 1,300 BC Silk is made in China 1022 BC The Zhou dynasty takes power in… Continue reading A Timeline of China

By Tim Lambert c. 3000 BC In the Middle East wine is a common drink. In Egypt beer is popular. 1200 AD Vines are grown in England. Mead and cider are also drunk but the most popular drink is ale (beer brewed without hops). c. 1600 Beer replaces ale as the most common drink in… Continue reading A Timeline of Drinks

By Tim Lambert 793 The Vikings raid the monastery at Lindisfarne in England 795 The Vikings raid the monastery at Iona in Scotland. They also raid Ireland. 9th Century The Vikings settle the Orkneys, Shetlands, Caithness and Sutherland in Scotland. They found Cork and Dublin in Ireland. 836 The English defeat the Vikings at Hingston… Continue reading A Timeline of the Vikings

By Tim Lambert 71 AD The Romans invade Yorkshire and build a fort on the site of York 150 A little town is thriving by the fort c. 200 The Romans build stone wall around York, which they call Eboracum 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterwards Roman civilisation breaks down. 627 York is given… Continue reading A Timeline of York

By Tim Lambert 1899-1902 The Boer War in South Africa 1900 The Boxer Rebellion in China 1901 The Australian colonies are united to form the Commonwealth of Australia 1903 The first plane flies 1904-1905 War between Russian and Japan 1905 Revolution in Russia Norway becomes independent from Sweden 1906 An earthquake in San Francisco 1907 New Zealand becomes a dominion 1908 Bulgaria becomes independent of Turkey 1910 Revolution in Portugal… Continue reading A Timeline of the 20th Century

By Tim Lambert 8,000 BC Stone age hunters live in Romania 600 BC The Greeks trade with the people of Romania 105-106 AD The Romans conquer Romania, which they call Dacia 271 The Romans withdraw to south of the Danube Stone age hunters live in Romania. They leave Romania to waves of migrants from the north. 14th Century Radu Negru… Continue reading A Timeline of Romania

By Tim Lambert c 20,000 BC People in Europe eat mammoths, reindeer, red deer, bison, and wild horses c 1,200 BC People in Egypt eat bread and beer. They also eat sheep, pigs, cows, and goats as well as ducks, geese, and fish. They grow marrows, beans, lentils, leeks, radishes, and lettuces c 400 BC Ordinary people in… Continue reading A Timeline of Food

By Tim Lambert 26 January 1788 The first colonists come ashore at Port Jackson 17 February 1788 Thomas Barrett is the first person to be hanged in Australia 1790 A second fleet arrives 1791 A third fleet arrives 1793 The first free settlers arrive. The first church is built in Sydney. 1794 The first theatre is built in Sydney 1804 A stone… Continue reading A Timeline of Sydney

By Tim Lambert c 3,200 BC Writing is invented in Iraq c 1,600 BC The alphabet is invented in Lebanon and Israel c 200 BC Paper is invented in China c 1445 AD Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1476 William Caxton introduces the printing press into England 1512 Henry VIII created the Royal Mail 1635 King Charles I allows private citizens… Continue reading A Timeline of Media and Communications