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3000 BCE
Stonehenge BC
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55 BCE
Julius Caesar invaded Great Britain
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43 BCE
Emperor Claudius makes Britain a part of the Roman Empire
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368
A year-long series of raids by the Picts and Saxons began, which forced the Roman abandonment of Hadrian's Wall
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597
Saint Augustine of Canterbury arrived in England to begin the conversion of the English.
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Apr 5, 730
The venerable Bede produced the ecclesiastical history of the English people.
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
England's remaining forces were defeated by invaders from Normandy. This was known as the Norman Conquest, which caused William the Conqueror to be crowned king of England and permanently changed the English language and culture.
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Dec 29, 1170
Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket was assassinated.
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Jan 1, 1529
King Henry VIII severed ties with the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the church in England.
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Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I
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Glorious Revolution
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Industrial Revolution
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World War I
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World War II
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Invasion of Iraq
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