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William the Conqueror crowned
Henry II crowned at Westminster Abbey
First English parliament held
William Wallace is hanged, drawn and quartered
Peasants' Revolt ends
Duke of Clarence reputedly drowned in a butt of malmsey wine
Anne Boleyn beheaded
Elizabeth I crowned
The Gunpowder Plot
Pepys’ first diary entry
Great Fire of London begins
Last beheading execution in Britain
Nelson's state funeral
Queen Victoria crowned
1st Wimbledon tennis tournament
Jack the Ripper's first murder
The discovery of penicillin
The Blitz begins
Beatles audition for George Martin
Winston Churchill dies
First Concorde flight
SAS storms the Iranian embassy
Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
Terrorists explode bombs on London transport system
Olympic opening ceremony (XXX Olympiad)
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