Category: Timelines of History

By Tim Lambert Early Sweets People eat preserved fruits, jelly, and wafers The Tudors eat sweet foods called sweetmeats, preserved fruit, gingerbread, sugared almonds, and jelly. They also eat marzipan. 18th Century Liquorice sweets are made. Turkish Delight is invented. 1817 The first recipe for potato crisps is published 1848 Chewing gum is first made commercially c. 1850 Modern… Continue reading A Timeline of Sweets

By Tim Lambert 1600 The East India Company is founded 1601 The Poor Law is passed. People are made to pay a rate to support the poor. 1603 In March Queen Elizabeth dies. James I becomes king. 1605 The gunpowder plot, a Catholic conspiracy to blow up parliament, is discovered. 1607 Jamestown, the first successful British colony in North America,… Continue reading A Timeline of 17th Century England

By Tim Lambert c 180 AD The first evidence of Christianity in Roman Britain 304 St Alban is the first known Christian martyr in England 313 The Emperor Constantine allows Christians freedom of worship 314 3 Bishops from Britain attend a conference in France 407 The Romans leave Britain and the native people (Celts) are left to fend for themselves… Continue reading A Timeline of Christianity in England

By Tim Lambert 4,000 BC-3,000 BC Horses are domesticated c 3,500 BC The wheel is invented in Iraq 3,100 BC The sailing boat is invented in Egypt 3,000 BC-2,000 BC Camels are domesticated c 2,700 BC The Egyptians begin using wooden ships for trade by sea 1st Century AD  A vast network of roads exists across the Roman Empire. Roman… Continue reading A Timeline of Transport

By Tim Lambert 390 BC The Greeks found colonies along the coast of Croatia 229 BC The Romans begin to gain control of Croatia 12 AD The Romans are in control of all of Croatia 5th Century AD Roman rule in Croatia collapses in Croatia 8th Century Croats settle all over Croatia 9th Century Croatia is converted to Christianity. Towns and… Continue reading A Timeline of Croatia

By Tim Lambert C. 6,000 BC Stone age hunters arrive in Scotland C. 4,500 BC Stone age farmers arrive in Scotland C 1,800 BC The Beaker People (so-called because they made pottery beakers) introduce bronze into Scotland C. 1,000 BC The sword and shield are introduced into Scotland C. 400 BC The Celts introduce iron into Scotland80 AD The Romans under… Continue reading A Timeline of Scotland

By Tim Lambert 1902 Women in Australia are allowed to vote in federal elections 1903 Marie Curie is the first woman to win a Nobel prize 1905 In the USA Nora Stanton Blatch Barney becomes the first woman member of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1907 Women in Finland are the first in the… Continue reading A Timeline of Women in the 20th Century

By Tim Lambert Early Science 494-434 BC Empedocles lives. He says the world is made of 4 elements, earth, fire, water, and air. 384-322 BC Aristotle lives. Many of his ideas are wrong but they dominate science for the next 2,000 years. 276-194 BC Eratosthenes lives. He measures the circumference of the Earth. c 150 BC Aglaonike, a woman… Continue reading A Timeline of Science

By Tim Lambert C. 8,500 BC Following the end of the ice age, the climate grows much warmer. Forests spread across England. Also, the sea level rises, and England is cut off from Europe. C. 4,500 BC Farming is introduced into England C. 2,500 BC Stone age farmers build monuments called henges C. 2,000 BC Bronze is first… Continue reading A Timeline of England