Migration, Empire and the People
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Updated: 8 May 2018
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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 FranceThe Battle of Castillon *England goes into the Seven Years' War with FranceEnd of the war, Britain had secured the whole of the Atlantic coast in North AmericaStart of the Indian RebellionIn Meerat, 85 soldiers refused to use the gun cartridges and were sent to prison for 10 yearsResponse to the British's actionsCawnpore SiegeBritish took revenge on the rebels and started to murder thousands of sepoys and IndiansThe end of the Indian Rebellion - British defeated the Indian rebelsQueen Victoria took India from the EIC to rule them directly from the British governmentThe Stamp ActMore taxes imposed on the colonistsBoston MassacreThe First Fleet (11 ships) sailed to Australia *1830s, 3000 British convicts arrive annually to AustraliaPenal Transportation to Australia ended, with ~185,000 emigrated to AustraliaThe first settlers arrive in AmericaThe Island of Barbados is discovered *By 1667, 80% of Barbados had been planted with sugar cane5580 slaves live in Barbados42,000 slaves live in Barbados80% of Barbados' population is slavesThe Ulster Plantations (British began colonisation of Ireland) *Reported to be about 1000 English settlers compared to 4000 native Irish in Ulster regionDerry renamed Londonderry to show a British ruleHuguenots migrated to England to escape religious persecutionEdict of Nantes gave religious freedom to Protestants in France *The Edict of Nantes is revoked, forcing Protestants to migrate back to EnglandThe Bank of England is established by Huguenots *Construction on the Suez Canal beganThe Suez Canal opened under French controlBritain had control of the Suez Canal *Khedive (Egyptian ruler) sold Egypt's shares in the Suez Canal, and Britain bought themBritain then had a massive stake in the future of EgyptNearly 32,000 Indian workers had been brought across to work on the Uganda railway *~7000 Indians decided to settle in Africa when construction was completeConstruction of the Uganda railway beganCnut 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' WarEngland had captured ParisThe Seven Years' WarThe Indian RebellionThe American War of IndependenceAmerican colonists war w the NativesFirst Boer War *Second Boer War
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