21 events with tag "Britain"
55 BC
ID: 2694
Caesar crosses Rhine and invades Britain - first Roman to do both, more propaganda than conquest
ID: 2694
55 BC
ID: 2521
August 26, 55 BC
Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain - reconnaissance in force with two legions, fights Britons on beaches, withdraws before winter
ID: 2521
43
ID: 3991
Claudius invades Britain - personally leads conquest, adds Britain to empire
ID: 3991
75
ID: 5329
Romans develop Dolaucothi gold mines - only known Roman gold mine in Britain, sophisticated aqueducts and water-powered machinery
ID: 5329
122
ID: 4017
Hadrian's Wall begun - visits Britain, orders 73-mile wall across northern England
ID: 4017
130
ID: 5442
British wine attempts fail - despite repeated attempts, climate prevents successful viticulture, Britain remains import-dependent
ID: 5442
175
ID: 3847
St. Eleutherius becomes thirteenth pope - receives request from British king Lucius for missionaries
ID: 3847
189
ID: 4121
St. Eleutherius dies - thirteenth pope, received embassy from British King Lucius requesting missionaries
ID: 4121
405
ID: 5616
Patrick captured by Irish raiders at age 16 from Roman Britain (possibly Bannavem Taburniae) and enslaved in Ireland as a shepherd
ID: 5616
411
ID: 5617
Patrick escapes from slavery in Ireland after six years, travels 200 miles to the coast and returns to Britain
ID: 5617
448
ID: 4183
St. Germanus encounters British dragon - bishop confronts dragon while visiting Britain, prophesies about St. Genevieve (Constantius)
ID: 4183
520
ID: 4170
King Arthur sees dragon in sky - fiery dragon appears as comet, Merlin interprets as prophecy of Arthur's greatness (Geoffrey of Monmouth)
ID: 4170
927
ID: 2560
Athelstan receives submission of Scottish and Welsh kings - first king to rule all England
ID: 2560
1839
ID: 4723
First Opium War begins - Britain forces China to accept opium trade
ID: 4723
1887
ID: 5612
August 23, 1887
British Merchandise Marks Act requires 'Made in Germany' labeling - intended to warn consumers of inferior German copies of Sheffield cutlery and Birmingham goods
ID: 5612
1896
ID: 5613
British journalist Ernest Edwin Williams publishes 'Made in Germany' - admits German goods now rival British quality, marking has backfired
ID: 5613
1900
ID: 5614
'Made in Germany' becomes mark of quality - British attempt to stigmatize German goods completely backfires as German engineering reputation grows
ID: 5614
1913
ID: 1218
Britain's Mental Deficiency Act passed, allowing institutionalization of 'defectives'
ID: 1218
1913
ID: 5615
German exports to Britain reach £40 million - 'Made in Germany' now premium brand, Germany surpasses Britain in steel production
ID: 5615
1933
ID: 1411
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) is formed in Britain through multiple mergers
ID: 1411
1941
ID: 1508
The first large-scale penicillin production begins in Britain and the United States
ID: 1508