MEP Timeline

Question 1

Vikings control eastern and north-eastern area of Britain (known as the Danelaw)

Answer 1

878

Question 2

The Normans from France defeat Anglo-Saxon King Harold at the Battle of Hastings

Answer 2

1066

Question 3

The Hundred Years War between England and France

Answer 3

1337 - 1453

Question 4

John Hawkins transports enslaved people to Spanish colonies, starting British involvement in the slave trade

Answer 4

1562

Question 5

First successful English settlement (Jamestown) on mainland of North America.
British colonisation in North America involves the seizure of territory from indigenous American tribes

Answer 5

1607

Question 6

Huguenot (Protestant) settlers begin to arrive in Britain from France in large numbers

Answer 6

1670

Question 7

British victory at the Battle of Plassey allows East India Company to take over Bengal, one of the richest parts of India

Answer 7

1757

Question 8

Britain’s defeat in the War of Independence results in the loss of the American colonies

Answer 8

1775 - 1782

Question 9

Highland Clearances begin in Scotland

Answer 9

1780

Question 10

Irish potato famine sees mass starvation in Ireland and the emigration of around one million people

Answer 10

1845 - 1849

Question 11

Indian Rebellion results in India coming under the formal control of the British government

Answer 11

1857 - 1858

Question 12

Scramble for Africa sees the invasion and colonisation of most of Africa by Britain and other European powers

Answer 12

1881 - 1914

Question 13

The Second Boer War is fought between Dutch settlers (the Boers) and the British army

Answer 13

1899 - 1902

Question 14

India gains independence from Britain

Answer 14

1947

Question 15

Empire Windrush arrives in Britain, beginning a new period of West Indian migration

Answer 15

1948

Question 16

Britain joins the European Union

Answer 16

1973

Question 17

The Falklands War between Britain and Argentina over the disputed Falkland Islands near South America takes place

Answer 17

1982

Question 18

Twelve members of the EU adopt the Euro as their currency, but Britain continues to use the Pound

Answer 18

1999