Category: Timelines of History

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 400 BC A Celtic people called the Boii live in what is now the Czech Republic The Early Czechs c 500 AD A Slavic people enter the Czech Republic 10th Century The Czechs are converted to Christianity 929 AD King Wenceslas is murdered 950 Bohemia (the modern Czech Republic) becomes part of… Continue reading A Timeline of Czechia

By Tim Lambert 862 The Vikings capture Novgorod 882 The Vikings capture Kyiv. The Vikings create the nation of Rus, which grows rich and powerful. 988 Prince Vladimir converts to Christianity 1054 Yaroslav the Wise dies and Rus breaks up 1237 The Mongols invade Russia 1240 The Mongols capture Kyiv 1242 The Principality of Novgorod… Continue reading A Timeline of Russia

By Tim Lambert Ancient Medicine 1,500 BC The Ebers Papyrus is the first known medical book 500 BC Alcmaeon of Croton in Italy says that a body is healthy as long as it has the right balance of hot and cold, wet and dry. If the balance is upset the body falls ill. 460-377 BC… Continue reading A Timeline of Medicine

By Tim Lambert 20,000 BC In Europe people make warm clothes such as trousers, coats, and boots from animal skins using bone needles 1200 BC Men in Egypt wear loincloths and a kind of kilt. Women wear dresses with shoulder straps. Both sexes wear jewelry. 400 BC Women in Greece wear long dresses that cover… Continue reading A Timeline of Clothes

By Tim Lambert Roman London 50 The Romans found a town at London 61 Boudica, a Celtic queen burns London c. 180 Stone walls are built around London c. 250 London is a flourishing town with a population of around 45,000 407 The Roman army leaves Britain c.460 London is abandoned Saxon London c. 600… Continue reading A Timeline of London

By Tim Lambert Ancient Wales c. 4,000 BC Farming is introduced into Wales c. 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Wales c. 600 BC The Celts settle in Wales c. 50 AD The Romans begin the conquest of Wales 78 AD The Romans conquer Anglesey 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterwards Wales splits into… Continue reading A Timeline of Wales

By Tim Lambert 1901 Queen Victoria dies. Her son becomes Edward VII. 1904 Britain signs the Entente Cordiale (friendly understanding) with France 1906 The first dreadnought, a new and powerful battleship is launched 1908 Kenneth Grahame published The Wind In The Willows 1909 The first old-age pensions are paid 1910 Edward VII dies. George V… Continue reading A Timeline of Britain in the 20th Century

By Tim Lambert Early Africa c. 100,000 BC Humans migrate from Africa to other parts of the world C. 5,000 BC Farming begins in Egypt C. 3,118 BC King Menes unites the kingdoms of Upper and Lower in Egypt C. 2,600 BC The first pyramid is built in Egypt C. 2,000 BC Bantu speaking people… Continue reading A Timeline of African History

By Tim Lambert 1701 The Act of Settlement is passed Jethro Tull invents the seed drill 1702 William dies. Anne becomes queen. 1704 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French at the Battle of Blenheim The British capture Gibraltar 1706 The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French army at Ramillies 1707 The Act of Union… Continue reading A Timeline of England in the 18th Century