Periods in History zoomA Bit About Britain's HistoryPERIODWHEN WAS IT?FEATURED ARTICLESPREHISTORICBefore 43AD (the Roman Conquest)Early British HistoryROMAN43AD – approx 425ADWhat did the Romans do for Britain?DARK AGESFrom approx 425AD – 1066 (the Norman Conquest). Sometimes called the ‘Early Medieval Period’. The time of the Anglo-Saxons and VikingsDark Age Britain Vikings murder defenceless monks Why London is the capital of BritainMEDIEVAL1066-1485 (the Battle of Bosworth) Sometimes divided into ‘the High Middle Ages’ up to the 13th C and the ‘Late Middle Ages’ from 1300-1500How the Normans shaped world history Brits invent parliamentary democracy How Scotland was born Whatever happened to Wales? Why France isn’t part of Britain When death walked the land A violent royal soap operaTUDOR1485-1603The victor of Bosworth Losing our religion – how Henry VIII changed the world and his wife Dawn of EmpireSTUART1603-1714The Stuarts and the Republic of Britain Glorious Revolution When Britain got a German kingGEORGIAN1714-1837 Sometimes referred to as ‘Hanoverian’The last battle British expansion Why they don’t play cricket in the USA Britain’s industrial revolution The greatest happiness of the greatest number Revolting Britain How Britain got the voteVICTORIAN1837-1901Wasn’t Victorian Britain great? Poor Britain The Empire on which the sun never setEDWARDIAN1901-1914Fog in Channel, Europe cut off How did the First World War happen?MODERN 11914-1945Britain and the First World War The legacy of 1914-18 Britain in the 1920s and ’30s? Could Britain have avoided war in 1939? Britain and the Second World War 1939-45MODERN 21945-2000Shop till you drop – Britain since 1945You can read more about periods in history at: A Bit About BritainAuthor Andrew FlanaganPage last edited 12/10/2021 No CommentsStart the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this pageYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Research materialsKey Dates in the History of WherwellPeriods in HistoryUseful PublicationsUseful Resource LinksMaps Share thisFacebookTwitterPinterestTumblremail
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