Can you name the 50 most important events in British history?

created by dumelow
  • Enter an event in the box below
  • Correctly named events will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: The History Channel (via The Telegraph)
  • I have attempted to place each event into a general category to make it a bit easier. Let me know if I have missed any alternatives or have got my categories completely wrong.
  • The categories: ENGINEERING - inventions, construction. MILITARY - battles etc. GOVERNMENT - anything involving how the country is run, including monarchs LAW - A broad category covering any acts or decisions made by parliament or other authorities CULTURE - important cultural works SOCIETY - changes in society, including important immigrations and human rights events SCIENCE - important events from any branch of science
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YearEventCategory
2200 BCEngineering
AD 43Military
597Government
871Government
1066Military
1215Law
1320Law
1370Culture
1381Military
1415Military
1559Society
1588Military
1605Government
1610Culture
1611Society
1649Government
1688Government
1694Law
1707Law
1721Government
1729Law
1757Military
1759Engineering
1769Engineering
1771Engineering
YearEventCategory
1776Science
1781Military
1805Military
1807Law
1815Military
1829Law
1850Law
1856Science
1859Culture
1859Science
1863Culture
1913Society
1916Military
1927Culture
1931Society
1940Military
1941Engineering
1948Society
1948Science
1964Culture
1971Culture
1973Government
1984Society
1991Engineering
1998Society
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Most important events in British history Quiz

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  • Created Jan 21, 2010 in History
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