Here is a timeline of English history:
43 AD: The Roman conquest of Britain begins
410 AD: The Romans leave Britain
410-1066: Anglo-Saxon period
1066: William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, invades England and becomes King
1215: Magna Carta is signed
1348-1349: The Black Death kills a third of the population
1485: The Wars of the Roses end with the ascension of Henry VII to the throne
1534: Henry VIII establishes the Church of England
1603: James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England, uniting the two countries
1642-1651: English Civil War
1660: The monarchy is restored with the coronation of Charles II
1688-1689: The Glorious Revolution, William of Orange and Mary become joint monarchs
1707: The Act of Union unites England and Scotland
1801: The Act of Union unites Great Britain and Ireland
1833: Slavery is abolished in the British Empire
1914-1918: World War I
1922: Ireland gains independence, with the exception of Northern Ireland
1939-1945: World War II
1947: India gains independence from Britain
1952: Elizabeth II becomes Queen
1973: Britain joins the European Economic Community (now the EU)
1982: The Falklands War with Argentina
2016: Britain votes to leave the European Union (Brexit)
2021: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh dies at the age of 99.
2022: Elizabeth II dies
