Timeline English - Timeline

The discovery of gold in Australia

Discovery of Diamonds in South Afrika

First Steamship

First railway in britain

The First World War

The Second World War

Christopher columbus sailes to the west indies

The kings of England had lost control of all of Ireland except for coastal towns

Captain John Smith founded a permanent colony at Jamestown in Virginia

The East India Company began to build up a small empire of trading posts in India.

The first successful English colonies in the West Indies were found

During the Seven Years' War (1756‒1763) the British won Canada from the French

Captain James Cook claimed New Zealand for the British crown

Britain had established an empire which comprised: Colonies in Canada, America and the West Indies. Trading posts in India. Naval bases in the Mediterranean - Gibraltar and Minorca.

There was a rebellion in India (the Indian Mutiny). The government took over rule of India from the East India Company.

Canada was given 'dominion' (self-governing) status, followed by Australia and New Zealand in 1907

Queen Victoria was declared 'Empress of India'

The 'Scramble for Africa' – Britain acquired colonies in Africa stretching from Cairo to Cape Town.

The Treaty of Versailles gave Germany's colonies as 'mandates' for Britain and France to administer

Ireland rebellion

The British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium. The Empire looked happy and strong

The British government agreed the Balfour Declaration – that Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were completely independent countries

Britain formally handed Hong Kong back to China

Queen Victoria

Winston Churchill