449 English land in Britain; birth of feudalism and local government.
597 Landing of Augustine; conversion of English to Christianity; beginning of papal domination.
787 Beginning of Danish invasions; inaugurated a Pesicwl of anarchy and warfare. arresting programs and preparing England for conquest by the Normans.
825 Ellattdune and supremacy of Wessex; union of Englieh kingdoms under Egbcrt.
878 Ethandune and Treaty of Wedmore; England saved from anarchy and devastation; inauguration of King Alfred's reforms.
1066 Battle of Hastings; Normans conquered SIOUAN; introduction of Norman civilisation; beginning of Eng land's greatness.
10136 Domesday book and Salisbury Oath; established feudal system, and the power of the Crown; reformed central government.
1093 Crusades began; undermined feudalism; aided the rise of the middle classes; introduced Eastern civilization. 1100 Charter of Liberties; basis of English liberty and CI MagTSS Carta.
1106 Tenchebmi; conquest of Normandy; beginning of colonial empire and of English power in France.
1170 Invasion of Ireland; inaugurated incessant misrule and anrachy in a part of the British Empire; opened a problem not yet solved in the 20th century.
1215 Magna Carta; first vrritten law and first real guar antee of the liberty of the subject; basis of all subsequent legislation.
1265 De Montfort's Parliament; first representative par liament; beginning of popular representation.
1295 Model Parliament of Edward I; first free parliament; all classes completely represented.
1314 Battle of Bannockburn; established Scotland's in dependence.
1322 C.ornmons gain a share in legislation; the middle classes begin winning their way into first place in the government.
1346 Battle of Crecy; definitely plunged England into century's struggle with France; established the supremacy of yeomen and mercenaries over feudal knights and feudal levies.
1349 The " Black Death;" depopulated Europe; yoked a life and death struggle between capital and labor, culminating in the Peasants' Revolt.
1381 Peasants' Revolt; revolution in the manorial system; emancipation of serfs; new era in the bistory of labor.
1399 Deposition of Richard II and accession of Henry IV; overthrow of royal despotism; establishment of con stitutional morutrchy; its failure marked a century and a half of great misery.
1429 Siege of Orleans; turning point in the Hundred Years' War; death-blow to Englids Continental Empire; cau.sed the War of the Roses.
1430 Disfranchising Act; lower middle classes deprived of their vote; no representative parliament for exactly four centuries.
1461 Battle of Towton and of Mortimer's Cross; over throw of Lancastrian rule and of the constitutional experi ment; inauguration of the New Monarchy (the " benev olent despotism " of the Crovm).
1473 Caxton introduced printing; inaugurated the " New Learning " and the education of the masses.
1497 Cabot's discovery of the American mainland; inau gurated trade vrith America; forerunner of British-Anerican empire.
1529 Divorce of Catherine of Arragon; Reformation set in motion.
153-1 Act of Su r; separation from Rome; King supreme head of nglish Church; establishment of Anglican Church.
1558 Accession of Elizabeth; final victory of Protestantism; beginning of brilliant Elizabethan era and of England's supremacy in Encore.
1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada; Protestantism saved; England mistress of the seas; inaugurated great struggle between Crown old Parliament.
1604 The name " Great Britain " given to England, Scotland and Wales.
1607 Colonization of Virginia; began rivalry of English and French in America.
1618 Petition of Right; first great victory of Parliament over Stuart despotism; ranks with Magna Carta as a bulwark 6ngusu imerues.
1640 Meeting of the Long Parliament; overthrew Stuart despotism.
1641 Root and Branch Bill and Grand Remonstmnce; plunged England into the great Civil War; victory of Puritanism over Episcopacy.
1645 Battle of Naseby; victory of Puritan army over Royalists; led to execution of Charles I. ass 1649 Execution of Charles I.; overthrow of the Consti tution. Monarchy. Church and Parliamzet; establislunent of republic.