History
From Roman Britain to the modern United Kingdom.
- In what year did the Romans first invade Britain under Julius Caesar?
- What did the Romans build in northern England to mark the edge of their empire?
- Which peoples settled in England after the Romans left?
- Who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
- What was the Domesday Book?
- What did King John agree to in 1215?
- Which king broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s?
- Which queen reigned during the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
- Which writer is famous for plays such as Hamlet and Macbeth?
- What happened to King Charles I in 1649?
- What was the Glorious Revolution of 1688?
- In which year did the Act of Union join England and Scotland?
- What was the Industrial Revolution?
- Which British victory in 1805 ended the French threat of invasion at sea?
- Which queen gave her name to an era from 1837 to 1901?
- In which year did the First World War begin?
- In which year did the Second World War begin for Britain?
- Who was Prime Minister for most of the Second World War?
- When was the National Health Service (NHS) founded?
- Which treaty did the UK join in 1973?
- What was the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement of 1998?
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