Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert 64 The Romans build a fort on the site of Gloucester 75 The Roman army moves on but the site of the fort is turned into a town for retired soldiers 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Roman towns go into a steep decline. 577 The Saxons capture Gloucester c. 680 The… Continue reading A Timeline of Gloucester

By Tim Lambert 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 of Ratae… Continue reading A Timeline of Leicester

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 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 6th Century The Saxons found a village in Nottingham Late 9th Century The Danes capture the North and East of England. They make Nottingham into a fortified settlement. 920 The English recapture Nottingham. It grows into a busy market town with its own mint. 1067 The Normans build a fort at Nottingham… Continue reading A Timeline of Nottingham

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 80 The Romans build a wooden fort on the site of Manchester 200 The wooden fort is replaced by a stone one. A little town has grown up by the fort. 407 The Roman army leaves Britain and Roman forts and towns are abandoned 1227 Manchester is granted an annual fair. The… Continue reading A Timeline of Manchester

By Tim Lambert The great railway engineer George Stephenson was born on 9 August 1781. On 21 February 1804, the first-ever steam locomotive made its first journey. It hauled 10 tons of iron and 70 people nearly 10 miles from Penydarren Ironworks to the Merthyr-Cardiff Canal in Wales. The first passenger railway in the world… Continue reading A Timeline of Railways

By Tim Lambert 30,000 BC Stone Age hunters live in Portugal 5,000 BC Farming is introduced to Portugal 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Portugal 700 BC Celts enter Portugal bringing iron with them. Meanwhile, the Phoenicians trade with Portugal. 600 BC The Greeks trade with Portugal 210 BC The Romans invade the Iberian Peninsula… Continue reading A Timeline of Portugal

By Tim Lambert The Ancient World c. 2,400 BC Kubaba is the first recorded female ruler in history. She is the queen of Sumer, in what is now Iraq. 2285 to 2250 BC Enheduanna lives in what is now Iraq. She is a priestess and writer. C. 1800 BC Sobekneferu is the ruler of Egypt… Continue reading A Timeline of Women’s History