1. Cameron Stewart January 19, 2010
United Kingdom
Cameron Stewart
January 19, 2010

2. Before Christ (4000bc to 1AD)
HISTORY
Before Christ (4000bc to 1AD)
4000 B.C – Stone age begins
2200 B.C – Stonehenge is created by the Bleaker People
750 – iron age, population; 15,000
500 B.C- Celts arrive in Britain
Stonehenge is a historical landmark and its origins were unknown for decades until recently. Its uses are still unknown.

3. Romans, Saxons & Vikings 1 AD To 1066
55 B.C – Julius Caesar tries to invade Britain. Unsuccessful
44 – Julius Caesar is assassinated. AD
43 – Rome invades Britain successfully
50 – City of London is founded
This is Hadrian's wall it was created by the Romans more specifically Hadrian to keep out invaders. It is still standing to this day.

4. Downfall of Roman Rule 140 – Romans conquer Scotland
410 - Romans withdraw from England Britain left with no army
410- Anglo-Saxons invade Britain . Did not conquer fully
793 – Vikings invade
1055 – Westminster Abby is completed

5. Middle ages 1066 – Battle of Hastings Normans defeat Saxons
1086 – Doomsday book is compiled
1167 – Oxford university is founded
1170 – population exceeds 30000
1215 – Magnacarta signed by king john
1337 – 1453 hundred year war
1348 – bubonic plague England's population is down by more than 50%
1485 – 1603 – Tudors rule england

6. This was a doctor during the bubonic plague

7. The Beginning of America, Colonialism, and rule of King George
1497 John Cabbot discovers N. America
1509 – 1547 – King George rules
1534 – church of England is founded
1591 – first Shakespeare performance
Francis Drake sets sail to indies
1600 – Colonialism starts in India with East India Company
1606 – Scotland and England unify
1620 – pilgrims leave for America aboard the mayflower

8. Colonialism and the birth of the industrial revolution
1652 – Tea arrives in Britain
1664 – 2nd plague
1666 – great fire
1649 – 1652 – Cromwell conquers Ireland and Scotland
1757 – first canal in Britain is completed
1776 – America declares independence
1780s – Steam power starts along with the industrial revolution
1804 – Steam locomotives are created
1805 – Lord Nelson defeats Napoleon at the battle of Trafalgar

9. Victorian period and WWI
1825 – first railway system
1837 – 1901 – Queen Victoria’s reign
1838 – Charles dickens writes Oliver Twist
1840 – first postage stamp
1860 – first public toilet
1863 – London underground opens
1861 – prince Albert dies
1871 – Royal Albert hall is opened
1877 – electric lighting in every home
1914 – WWI

10. 1920 – Present Day 1920 – Ireland gains independence
1939 – 1945 – WWII
1994 – channel tunnel link Europe to united kingdom

11. London Today
On the left, this is Carnaby St. Around Christmas. On the bottom right,
this is the Millennium bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral

12. This is the Abby wall. It is legal to do street graffiti on this wall on Abby road.

13. This is British street art on the left
This is the London underground logo

14. This is Big Ben. One of the more famous landmarks of London.
This is Piccadilly circus at night.

15. Bibliography “London Today,” pictures by Cameron J. Stewart
Historical images by Google Images