825
Egbert of Wessex unites England
1066
William of Normandy takes over England after
defeating Harold Godwinson at Hastings
1215
King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta
1298
Scottish Chief William Wallace is defeated at
Falkirk
1485
Henry Tudor begins the Tudor dynasty
1558-1603 Elizabeth I rules
England
1649-58
Oliver Cromwell rules England as Lord Protector after
overthrowing the monarchy
1707
England and Scotland join to form Great
Britain
1776
England loses the American Revolution
1815
Britain defeats Napoleon at Waterloo
1837-1901 Queen Victoria
has the longest reign of any British monarch
1902
Britain wins the Boer War against
the Dutch in South Africa
