1616 | Shakespeare passes away |
1649 | Trial and execution of Charles I beginning of Commonwealth |
1649-60 | The Commonwealth and the Protectorate in England |
1660 | Restoration of Monarchy in England |
1665 | The Great Plague in London |
1679 | Habeas Corpus Act |
1688 | The Glorious or Bloodless Revolution in England. Despotic rule of the Stuarts ended, and the Parliamentary rule began. Establishment of parliamentary supremacy and abolition of the Divine Rights of Kings |
1704 | Battle of Blenheim; Marlborough and Eugene inflicted a crushing defeat on the French army |
1707 | Union of England and Scotland |
1763 | Treaty of Paris; It ended the Seven Years' War (1756-63); weakened France, made England a great colonial power |
1776 | Declaration of American Independence and formation of a Federal Republic of 13 states called the United States of America (July 4) |
1783 | Treaty of Versailles; England recognised the independence of the United States of America |
1789 | George Washington elected First President of USA. Beginning of French Revolution : Fall of the Bastille Fort (July 14) |
1798 | Battle of the Nile; The English under Nelson gained victory over the French |
1805 | Battle of Trafalgar; Death of Nelson |
Battle of Austerliz— Napolean Bonaparte routed a combined army of the Russians and the Austrians | |
1815 | Battle of Waterloo — Napolean was defeated and exiled to St. Helena Congress of Vienna, it aimed at rearranging the map of Europe; The Vienna settlement proved unsatisfactory, because it disregarded national claims |
1821 | Death of Napolean at St. Helena (May 5) |
1827 | Battle of Navatino; the allied fleets of England, Russia ond France destroyed the Turkish fleet; This victory practically secured the Independence of Greece |
1832 | Reforms Bill passed; French captured Antwerp |
1833 | Emancipation Act of 1833; It abolished slavery In the British dominions |
1837 | Accession of Queen Victoria to the throne of England |
1839 | Introduction of Penny Postage system in England by Sir Rowland Hill; Aden annexed by England |
1854 | The Crimean War began; Russia attacked Turkey; England and France came to the rescue of Turkey |
1861 | American Civil War started. Abraham Lincon elected 16th President of USA |