Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert 19th Century Melbourne 1835 The city of Melbourne is founded 1837 Williamstown is laid out 1842 St James Cathedral is built. Melbourne is incorporated. 1848 Melbourne Royal Hospital is founded 1851 Melbourne has a population of 29,000 1853 Melbourne University is founded 1854 A railway is built between Melbourne and Port Melbourne… Continue reading A Timeline of Melbourne

Ancient Spain 900 BC The Phoenicians trade with Spain 227 BC The Carthaginians from North Africa found Cartagena 218 BC The Romans send an army to Spain and they gradually drive out the Carthaginians 197 BC The Romans divide the Iberian Peninsula into 2 areas, Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior 171-73 AD People from North… Continue reading A Timeline of Spain

By Tim Lambert Early Bulgaria 400 BC The Thracians live in parts of Bulgaria 100 AD The Romans rule Bulgaria 395 Bulgaria becomes part of the Eastern Roman Empire when the empire splits in two c. 500 The Slavs settle in Bulgaria 680 The Bulgars invade Bulgaria 813 The Bulgars besiege Constantinople 846 The Bulgars… Continue reading A Timeline of Bulgaria

By Tim Lambert Early Zambia 1st Century AD Bushmen live in Zambia 4th Century AD Bantu speaking immigrants arrive in Zambia 12 Century The Iron Age Luanga culture exists in Zambia 1500 Organised kingdoms arise in Zambia 1851 David Livingstone is the first European to reach Zambia 1889 Cecil Rhodes sets up the South African… Continue reading A Timeline of Zambia

By Tim Lambert Ancient Houses 20,000 BC People live in caves or in tents made of mammoth skins 6,000 BC People in Catal Huyuk in Turkey live in houses made of mud brick. Walls are plastered and sometimes painted. 2,000 BC Rich people in Iraq live two story houses arranged around a courtyard. Poor people… Continue reading A Timeline of Houses

By Tim Lambert Early Boston c. 1100 Boston grows into a small market town 1125 Boston has an annual fair 1250 Boston is one of England’s most important ports. Wool is exported and wine is imported. 1281 Boston is badly damaged by a fire c. 1400 Boston begins to decline as the River Witham silts… Continue reading A Timeline of Boston in Lincolnshire

By Tim Lambert 9000 BC Hunter-gatherers live in Latvia 2000 BC The ancestors of modern Latvians arrive 1201 AD German crusaders arrive in Latvia. They found Riga. 1282 Riga joins the Hanseatic League 1365 Valmiera joins the Hanseatic League 1521 The Reformation reaches Latvia 1558 The Russians invade Latvia 1561 The Poles take Southeast Latvia… Continue reading A Timeline of Latvia

By Tim Lambert 966 The ruler of Poland becomes a Christian and his people follow 1201-1238 Henry the Bearded rules Poland. His wife encourages German merchants and craftsmen to come and live in Poland 1241-42 The Mongols invade Poland but soon withdraw 1308 The Teutonic Knights take Pomerania including Gdansk 1333-70 Under Kazimierz the Great… Continue reading A Timeline of Poland

By Tim Lambert Early Hungary 5,000 BC Farming is introduced into Hungary 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Hungary 800 BC Iron is introduced into Hungary 9 AD The Romans create the province of Pannonia in western Hungary Early 2nd Century The Romans conquer eastern Hungary. They call it Dacia. 271 The Romans abandon Dacia… Continue reading A Timeline of Hungary

By Tim Lambert Ancient France 6,000 BC Farming begins in France c. 4,500 BC Menhirs (standing stones are erected in France) 2,000 BC Bronze is used in France 900 BC Celtic people migrate to France 600 BC The Greeks found Marseilles 121 BC The Romans conquer Provence 58 BC Julius Caesar begins to conquer the… Continue reading A Timeline of France