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United Kingdom. Cameron Stewart January 19, 2010. HISTORY. Before Christ (4000bc to 1AD) 4000 B.C – Stone age begins 2200 B.C – Stonehenge is created by the Bleaker People 750 – iron age, population; 15,000 500 B.C- Celts arrive in Britain .

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  1. United Kingdom Cameron Stewart January 19, 2010

  2. HISTORY Before Christ (4000bc to 1AD) • 4000 B.C – Stone age begins • 2200 B.C – Stonehenge is created by the Bleaker People • 750 – iron age, population; 15,000 • 500 B.C- Celts arrive in Britain Stonehenge is a historical landmark and its origins were unknown for decades until recently. Its uses are still unknown.

  3. Romans, Saxons & Vikings1 AD To 1066 • 55 B.C – Julius Caesar tries to invade Britain. Unsuccessful • 44 – Julius Caesar is assassinated. • AD • 43 – Rome invades Britain successfully • 50 – City of London is founded

  4. Downfall of Roman Rule • 140 – Romans conquer Scotland • 410 - Romans withdraw from England Britain left with no army • 410- Anglo-Saxons invade Britain . Did not conquer fully • 793 – Vikings invade • 1055 – Westminster Abby is completed

  5. Middle ages • 1066 – Battle of Hastings Normans defeat Saxons • 1086 – Doomsday book is compiled • 1167 – Oxford university is founded • 1170 – population exceeds 30000 • 1215 – Magnacarta signed by king john • 1337 – 1453 hundred year war • 1348 – bubonic plague England's population is down by more than 50% • 1485 – 1603 – Tudors rule england

  6. The Beginning of America, Colonialism, and rule of King George • 1497 John Cabbot discovers N. America • 1509 – 1547 – King George rules • 1534 – church of England is founded • 1591 – first Shakespeare performance • Francis Drake sets sail to indies • 1600 – Colonialism starts in India with East India Company • 1606 – Scotland and England unify • 1620 – pilgrims leave for America aboard the mayflower

  7. Colonialism and the birth of the industrial revolution • 1652 – Tea arrives in Britain • 1664 – 2nd plague • 1666 – great fire • 1649 – 1652 – Cromwell conquers Ireland and Scotland • 1757 – first canal in Britain is completed • 1776 – America declares independence • 1780s – Steam power starts along with the industrial revolution • 1804 – Steam locomotives are created • 1805 – Lord Nelson defeats Napoleon at the battle of Trafalgar

  8. Victorian period and WWI • 1825 – first railway system • 1837 – 1901 – Queen Victoria’s reign • 1838 – Charles dickens writes Oliver Twist • 1840 – first postage stamp • 1860 – first public toilet • 1863 – London underground opens • 1861 – prince Albert dies • 1871 – Royal Albert hall is opened • 1877 – electric lighting in every home • 1914 – 1918 - WWI

  9. 1920 – Present Day • 1920 – Ireland gains independence • 1939 – 1945 – WWII • 1994 – channel tunnel link Europe to united kingdom

  10. London Today • On the left, this is Carnaby St. Around Christmas. On the bottom right, • this is the Millennium bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral

  11. This is the Abby wall. It is legal to do street graffiti on this wall on Abby road.

  12. This is British street art on the left • This is the London underground logo

  13. This is Big Ben. One of the more famous landmarks of London. • This is Piccadilly circus at night.

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