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Migration, Empire and the People
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GCSE History Revision
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GCSE History Revsion
Events
Attack on the Monastery of Lindisfarne *
The first wave of Scandinavian raiders started to spread terror along the English coast.
King Aelle defeated a Viking raiding force, and killed their leader. The Vikings took revenge by carving the blood eagle on his back.
Edward III is crowned as King (He started the Hundred Years' War)
Beginning of the Hundred Years' War *
The Battle of Crecy *
The Battle of Poitiers *
Henry V is crowned as English king, and begins plans to invade France.
Henry V takes 6000 men to France to try and recapture Calais. *
The Battle of Agincourt *
Henry V dies - this weakens the strength of the English in France
The Battle of Castillon *
England goes into the Seven Years' War with France
End of the war, Britain had secured the whole of the Atlantic coast in North America
Start of the Indian Rebellion
In Meerat, 85 soldiers refused to use the gun cartridges and were sent to prison for 10 years
Response to the British's actions
Cawnpore Siege
British took revenge on the rebels and started to murder thousands of sepoys and Indians
The end of the Indian Rebellion - British defeated the Indian rebels
Queen Victoria took India from the EIC to rule them directly from the British government
The Stamp Act
More taxes imposed on the colonists
Boston Massacre
The First Fleet (11 ships) sailed to Australia *
1830s, 3000 British convicts arrive annually to Australia
Penal Transportation to Australia ended, with ~185,000 emigrated to Australia
The first settlers arrive in America
The Island of Barbados is discovered *
By 1667, 80% of Barbados had been planted with sugar cane
5580 slaves live in Barbados
42,000 slaves live in Barbados
80% of Barbados' population is slaves
The Ulster Plantations (British began colonisation of Ireland) *
Reported to be about 1000 English settlers compared to 4000 native Irish in Ulster region
Derry renamed Londonderry to show a British rule
Huguenots migrated to England to escape religious persecution
Edict of Nantes gave religious freedom to Protestants in France *
The Edict of Nantes is revoked, forcing Protestants to migrate back to England
The Bank of England is established by Huguenots *
Construction on the Suez Canal began
The Suez Canal opened under French control
Britain had control of the Suez Canal *
Khedive (Egyptian ruler) sold Egypt's shares in the Suez Canal, and Britain bought them
Britain then had a massive stake in the future of Egypt
Nearly 32,000 Indian workers had been brought across to work on the Uganda railway *
~7000 Indians decided to settle in Africa when construction was complete
Construction of the Uganda railway began
Cnut becomes King of England after Aethelred's death, and marries Emma of Normandy *
Cnut also becomes King of Denmark *
Caribbean emancipation is secured - but slaves were not free *
The Morant Bay Rebellion *
Periods
Between 865 and 874, York became a Viking capital.
The Hundred Years' War
England had captured Paris
The Seven Years' War
The Indian Rebellion
The American War of Independence
American colonists war w the Natives
First Boer War *
Second Boer War
