Today I want to share with you a little about United Kindom's history.
- 6000 BC-Britain becomes separated from the European mainland
- 3300 BC-First stone circles and 'henges' are built
- 2000 BC-Lockington Gold Hoard is buried
- 100 BC-Coins are used and produced for the first time
- 27 BC-Roman emperor Augustus plans the invasion of Britain
- AD 47-Aulus Plautius, who led the invasion of Britain, is received as a hero in Rome
- AD 367-'Barbarian' raiders launch a coordinated attack on Roman Britain
- AD 1040-Macbeth defeats Duncan I of Scotland and makes himself king
- AD 1154-Englishman Nicholas Breakspear becomes Pope Hadrian IV
- AD 1415-Henry V defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt
- AD 1558-Mary dies and Elizabeth I accedes to the throne
- AD 1707-Act of Union of England and Scotland is ratified
- AD 1833-Factory Act restricts work hours for women and children
- AD 1894-Death duties are introduced
- AD 1945-United Nations comes into existence with Britain as a founder member
- AD 2005-Civil partnerships give same-sex couples legal rights
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