Born – 28th June 1491 Died – 28th January 1547 Father – King Henry VII (1457 – 1509) Mother – Elizabeth of York (1466 – 1503) Spouses – m. 1509 – Catherine of Aragon (1485 – 1536), m. 1533 – Anne Boleyn (1501 – 1536), m. 1536 – Jane Seymour (1507 – 1537), m. 1540 … Read more
Born – c. 1035 Died – 1072 Father – Unccertain (see 1035 below) Mother – Uncertain (see 1035 below) Spouse – Turfrida Children – No children 1035 (around) Hereward the Wake was born in the town of Bourne in Lincolnshire. The year of his birth has been approximated by working backwards from known dates in … Read more
Born – 3rd April 1367 Died – 20th March 1413 Father – John of Gaunt (1340 – 1399) Mother – Blanche of Lancaster (1342 – 1368) Spouse – m. 1380 – Mary de Bohun (1368 – 1394); m.1403 – Joan of Navarre (1370 – 1437) Children – by Mary de Bohun – Edward (1382), King … Read more
Born – 26th October 1947 Father – Hugh Rodham Mother – Dorothy Rodham Spouse – Bill Clinton Children – Chelsea First Lady of the USA – 1993 – 2001 1947 (26th October) Hillary Rodham Clinton was born Hillary Diane Rodham in Edgewater hospital Chicago to Hugh and Dorothy Rodham. The family lived at 5722 N. … Read more
This timeline details the main events of the Holocaust that happened between 1933 and 1946 in German occupied European countries. 1933 (30th January ) Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, was elected Chancellor of Germany. 1933 (22nd March) The first concentration camp was opened at Dachau in Germany. 1933 (24th March) The Enabling Act … Read more
Born – 11th January 1858 Died – 8th May 1947 Father – Robert Oliver Selfridge Mother – Lois Selfridge Spouse – m. 1890 – Rosalie Buckingham Children – Chandler (1891), Rosalie (1893 – 1977), Violette (1897 – 1996), Harry (Gordon) (1900 – 1976), Beatrice (1901 – 1990) Known to History – Founder of Selfridges department … Read more
Born – Summer 1068 Died – 1st December 1135 Father – William I (Conqueror) (1027 – 1087) Mother – Matilda of Flanders (1032 – 1083) Spouse – m. 1100 – Edith of Scotland (1080 – 1118) Children – Adeleide (Empress Matilda) (1102 – 1167), William Aetheling (1103 – 1120); 22 illegitimate children including: Robert of … Read more
This timeline details the background to and events of the Battle of Hastings, 14th October 1066 Please note times given for the battle of Hastings are based on known times and sequence of events Background 1042 (8th June) Edward the Confessor, son of Aethelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy succeeded his half-brother Harthacnut as … Read more
Born – 31st March 1519 Died – 10th July 1559 Father – King Francis I (1494 – 1547) Mother – Claude of Brittany (1499 – 1524) Spouse – m. 1533 – Catherine de Medici (1519 – 1589) Children – King Francis II (1544 – 1560), Elizabeth (1545 – 1568), Claude (1547 – 1575), Louis Duke … Read more
Born – c.1015 Died – 25th September 1066 Father – Sigurd Syr (d. c.1018) Mother – Asta Gudbrandsdatter (c. 980 – 1030) Spouses – m. 1045 – Ellisif of Kiev (1025 – 1067), m. 1048 – Tora Torbergsdatter (b. 1025) Children – By Ellisif – Ingegerd (1046 – 1120), Maria (d. 1066), by Tora – … Read more
This timeline gives a chronological listing of all historical time periods from prehistory to present day Prehistory – 6 million years ago – 3600 BCE Stone Age All regions 3.4 million years ago – 2000 BCE Ancient Mesopotamia Area from Persian Gulf to Mediterranean Sea 4000 BCE – 2600 BCE Ancient History – 3600 BCE … Read more
Born – c1425 Died – 4th October 1471 Father – Humphrey Stafford Duke of Buckingham (1402 – 1460) Mother – Anne Neville (1414 – 1480) Spouse – m. 1458 – Margaret Beaufort (1443 – 1509) Children – None Known to History – Son of Duke of Buckingham, husband of Margaret Beaufort 1425 (around) Henry Stafford … Read more
Born – 1022 Died – 14th October 1066 Father – Earl Godwin of Wessex (1001 – 1053) Mother – Gytha Thorkelsdottir (c1000 – c1072) Spouses – m. 1045 – Edith the Fair (Swanneck), m. 1066 – Edith of Mercia Children – by Edith Swanneck – Godwin, Edmund, Magnus, Gunhilda, Gytha; by Edith of Mercia – … Read more
Born – 1018 Died – 8th June 1042 Father – King Canute (995 – 1035) Mother – Emma of Normandy (985 – 1052) Spouse – Not married Children – No children King of Denmark – 1035 – 1042 Predecessor – Canute 1018 – 1035 Successor – Magnus the Good – 1042 – 1047 King of … Read more
Born – 1016 Died – 17th March 1040 Father – King Canute (995 – 1035) Mother – Aelfgifu of Northampton (b. c990) Spouse – Aelfgifu (dates unknown) Children – Aelfwine (dates unknown) King of England – 1037 – 1040 Predecessor – King Canute the Great – 1016 – 1035 Successor – King Harthacnut – 1040 – … Read more
Born – 17th January 1517 Died – Executed 23rd February 1554 Father – Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset (1477 – 1530) Mother – Margaret Wotton (1485 – 1535) Spouse – Frances Brandon (1517 – 1559) Children – Jane (1537 – 1554), Katherine (1540 – 1568), Mary (1545 – 1578); by Adrian Stokes – Elizabeth (1555 … Read more
Born – 20th April 1889 Died – 30th April 1945 Father – Alois Hitler (1837 – 1903) Mother – Klara Pölzl (1860 – 1907) Spouse – m.1945 – Eva Braun (1912 – 1945) Children – No children Chancellor of Germany – 1933 – 1945 Preceded by – Kurt von Schleicher – 1932 – 1933 Succeeded … Read more
Father – Hans Holbein the Elder
Mother – Anna Mair Holbein
Spouse – Elsbeth Binsenstock-Schmid
Children – Philipp, Katherina, Jakob, Kungold
Father – Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland
Mother – Catherine Spencer
Spouse – Mary Talbot
Children – None
Father – Sir Edward Norris
Mother – Frideswide Lovel
Spouse – Mary Fiennes
Children – Henry, Edward, Mary
Father – Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Mother – Elizabeth Stafford
Spouse – Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond
Children – No children
This timeline details the main events of the Hungarian Revolution, also known as the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 See Also: International Relations: The Cold War 1945 – 1991 Long Term Causes 1940 (20th November) Tripartite Pact Hungary signed this Pact and joined the Axis Powers in World War Two. 1944 (early) Hungarian Prime Minister, Miklos … Read more
Born – 1473 Died – 25th August 1554 Father – Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443 – 1524) Mother – Elizabeth Tilney (1445 – 1497) Spouses – m. 1495 – Anne of York (1475 – 1511), m. 1513 – Elizabeth Stafford Children – by Anne of York – Thomas (1496 – 1508); by Elizabeth … Read more
Father – Harold Godwinson
Mother – Edith the Fair (Swanneck)
Spouse – Unknown
Children – Unknown
This timeline details all Atlantic Hurricanes and Storms for 2019 Subtropical Storm Andrea May 20th to 21st Areas Affected: Bermuda Category 1 Hurricane Barry July 11th to 15th Areas Affected: Eastern United States Tropical Storm Chantal August 21st – 24th Areas Affected: East Coast United States Category 5 Hurricane Dorian August 24th to September 7th … Read more
Father – Harold Godwinson
Mother – Edith the Fair (Swanneck)
Spouse – Unknown
Children – Unknown
This timeline details all Atlantic Hurricanes and Storms for 2018 Subtropical Storm Alberto May 25th to 31st Areas Affected: Cayman Islands, Cuba, Ontario, South east USA, Mid West USA, Yucatan Peninsula Category 1 hurricane Beryl July 5th to 16th Areas Affected: Lesser Antilles, Bahamas, Bermuda, East Cuba, Domincan Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico Category 2 hurricane … Read more
Father – Henri IV of France
Mother – Marie de Medici
Spouse – Charles I of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Children – Charles, Charles, Mary, James, Elizabeth, Anne, Catherine, Henry, Henrietta
Born – 7th December 1545 Died – 10th February 1567 Father – Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox (1516 – 1571) Mother – Margaret Douglas (1515 – 1578) Spouse – m. 1565 – Mary Queen of Scots (1542 – 1587) Children – King James I (VI) (1566 – 1625) 1545 (7th December) Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, … Read more
Born – 15th September 1984 Father – Prince Charles (b. 1948) Mother – Diana Spencer (1961 – 1997) Spouse – m. 2018 – Meghan Markle (b. 1981) Children – Archie Harrison (b. 2019), Lilibet (lili) Diana (b. 2021) 1984 (15th September) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex was born Henry Charles Albert David to Prince Charles … Read more
Born – 15th June 1519 Died – 23rd July 1536 Father – King Henry VIII Mother – Bessie Blount Spouse – Mary Howard Children – No children Titled – Duke of Richmond 1519 (15th June) Henry Fitzroy, was born illegitimately to Henry VIII and Elizabeth (Bessie) Blount, who had been a maid of honour to … Read more
Father – Gorm the Old
Mother – Thyra Danebod
Spouse – Gunhilda, Gyrid, Tove
Children – Thyra, Sweyn, Hakon, Gunhilda
King of Denmark – 958 – 986
Predecessor – Gorm the Old 936 – 958
Successor – Sweyn I Forkbeard 986 – 1014
