Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert c. 1100 A small port grows up at Dundee 1191 King William gives Dundee a charter (a document granting the people certain rights) 1349 Dundee is a thriving town with a population of about 4,000. Wine is imported. So is grain. Wool and hides are exported. 1520 The population of Dundee has… Continue reading A Timeline of Dundee

By Tim Lambert 1086 Trowbridge is a little village with a population of about 120 1139 By now a castle exists at Trowbridge 1200 Trowbridge is allowed weekly markets and it soon grows into a busy little town. Trowbridge is also allowed annual fairs. 1540 Trowbridge is famous for its wool industry. John Leland said… Continue reading A Timeline of Trowbridge

By Tim Lambert 1086 Basingstoke has a population of about 200 1257 Basingstoke is given a charter (a document giving the people certain rights). Basingstoke is now a small town with a population of about 600 or 700. 1340 The little town of Basingstoke relies on the manufacture of wool 1392 Basingstoke is badly damaged… Continue reading A Timeline of Basingstoke

By Tim Lambert Early 12th Century King David makes Inverness a royal burgh Late 12th Century King William the Lion grants Inverness charters confirming the townspeople’s rights 1220 Inverness is a busy port. There are also many fishermen in the town. 1223 A Dominican friary is founded in Inverness 1411 The Lord of the Isles… Continue reading A Timeline of Inverness

By Tim Lambert 1697 Swindon has a population of 791. It is a very small market town. 1801 Swindon is still a tiny market town. It has a population of 1,198. As well as weekly markets Swindon has 4 annual fairs. 1840 The Great Western Railway reaches Swindon and the company decides to build an… Continue reading A Timeline of Swindon

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

By Tim Lambert 1769 Gaspar de Portola finds San Francisco Bay 1776 A fort is built at San Francisco 1797 A mission is founded 1808 Jedediah Smith crosses the Sierra Nevada Mountains 1835 A settlement called Yerba Buena is founded 1846 US sailors and marines go ashore at San Francisco 1848 Gold is discovered in… Continue reading A Timeline of San Francisco

By Tim Lambert 800 AD A people called the Arawaks lived in Jamaica. They were stone-age farmers. 1494 Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica 1510 The first Spanish settlers arrive in Jamaica 1517 African slaves are imported into Jamaica 1534 The Spanish move to Villa de la Vega 1655 The English invade Jamaica 1660 Spanish resistance… Continue reading A Timeline of Jamaica

By Tim Lambert 1100 A town grows up near a castle at Edinburgh 1128 David I founds Holyrood Abbey 1296 The English capture Edinburgh Castle 1300 Edinburgh is well known for making wool cloth. It is exported from Leith. 1322 The Scots recapture Edinburgh Castle 1329 Edinburgh is given a charter (a document granting the… Continue reading A Timeline of Edinburgh

By Tim Lambert There were many famous women artists from the Middle Ages to the present day. Here is a timeline of some of them. Women Artists in the Middle Ages Ende In the Middle Ages books were often beautifully decorated. This art was called illumination. Ende was a famous illuminator. Guda 12th century Guda… Continue reading A Timeline of Women Artists