Historically, there have been many conflicts between the people inhabiting the British Isles which led to a lasting impact on the history of the islands.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of the British Isles History of the British Isles history of the European island group known as the British Isles Contents 1 Political entities 1 1 Existing political entities 1 2 Former political entities 1 2 1 Anglo Saxon kingdoms 1 2 2 Irish kingdoms 1 2 3 Kingdoms in Scotland 1 2 4 Welsh kingdoms 1 2 5 Modern period 2 Time periods 2 1 Prehistoric 2 2 Classical period 2 3 Medieval period 2 4 Early modern period 2 5 19th Century 2 6 20th Century to present 3 Major events 3 1 Conflicts 3 1 1 Conflicts within the British Isles 3 1 2 Invasions from outside the British Isles 3 2 Political events 4 Persons influential in the history of the British Isles 4 1 National leaders 4 1 1 Monarchs 4 1 2 Elected leaders 5 Timeline 6 Miscellaneous 7 See also 8 External linksPolitical entities editThroughout history various political entities have inhabited the British Isles with varying degrees of power and independence over one another Existing political entities edit History of Ireland History of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is a union of different nations History of England History of Northern Ireland History of Scotland History of WalesThe British Isles also includes three Crown dependencies of the United Kingdom History of Guernsey History of Jersey History of the Isle of ManFormer political entities edit The following political entities all at one time existed within the British Isles Anglo Saxon kingdoms edit Anglo Saxons inhabited England from the 5th Century and formed their own kingdoms Kingdom of East Anglia Kingdom of Essex Kingdom of Kent Kingdom of Mercia Kingdom of Northumbria Kingdom of Sussex Kingdom of WessexIrish kingdoms edit List of Irish kingdomsPrior to the Norman invasion of Ireland many Irish Kingdoms existed Some of the larger ones were Kingdom of Connacht Kingdom of Leinster Kingdom of Meath Kingdom of Munster Kingdom of UlsterKingdoms in Scotland edit The following kingdoms all existed in what is now recognised as Scotland Kingdom of Alba Bernicia Dal Riata Fortriu Kingdom of Strathclyde Kingdom of the IslesWelsh kingdoms edit During the medieval era several kingdoms existed in Wales Brycheiniog Kingdom of Ceredigion Dogfeiling Dunoding Kingdom of Dyfed Glywysing Kingdom of Gwent Kingdom of Gwynedd Meirionnydd Pengwern Kingdom of Powys Rhos North Wales Modern period edit During the modern period the following entities have all existed but no longer do so Kingdom of England Kingdom of Ireland Kingdom of Scotland Confederate Ireland Commonwealth of England United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandTime periods editPrehistoric edit Prehistoric Britain Prehistoric Ireland Neolithic British IslesClassical period edit The history of the British Isles in the classical era was characterised by the attempts of the Roman Empire to conquer the islands Roman Britain Scotland during the Roman Empire Wales in the Roman eraMedieval period edit England in the Middle Ages History of Ireland 800 1169 History of Ireland 1169 1536 Scotland in the Middle Ages Wales in the Middle AgesEarly modern period edit Early modern Britain History of Ireland 1536 1691 History of Ireland 1691 1800 19th Century edit United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland State as it existed from 1801 to 1922 Georgian era Regency era Victorian era20th Century to present edit History of the Republic of Ireland History of the United KingdomMajor events editThroughout history there have been several events that had a lasting impact on the British Isles as a whole Conflicts edit Conflicts within the British Isles edit For a more comprehensive list see List of wars in Great Britain and List of conflicts in Ireland Historically there have been many conflicts between the people inhabiting the British Isles which led to a lasting impact on the history of the islands Wars of Scottish Independence A series of conflicts between Scotland and England from 1296 to 1357 Wars of the Three Kingdoms A series of interconnected conflicts within the British Isles from 1639 to 1653 Jacobite risings A series of conflicts over the succession of the British throne from 1689 to 1745 Irish War of Independence A conflict fought between the Irish Republican Army and British forces over the independence of Ireland Invasions from outside the British Isles edit For a more comprehensive list see Invasions of the British Isles There have been several invasions of the British Isles by outside entities some of which had a lasting impact on the history of the islands Roman conquest of Britain Roman invasion of Britain starting in 43 AD and largely completed by 87 AD Norman conquest of England 1066 German occupation of the Channel Islands Occupation of Jersey and Guernsey by German forces from 1940 to 1945 Political events edit The following events had a lasting impact on the political shape of the British Isles Union of the Crowns Led to the union of England and Scotland in 1603 Acts of Union 1707 Formed the Parliament of Great Britain by merging the Parliament of Scotland with the Parliament of England Acts of Union 1800 Formed the Parliament of the United Kingdom by merging the Parliament of Ireland into the Parliament of Great Britain Anglo Irish Treaty Formally created the Irish Free State as an independent dominion of the British Empire Persons influential in the history of the British Isles editNational leaders edit Monarchs edit List of English monarchs List of English monarchs before the Acts of Union 1707 List of Scottish monarchs List of Scottish monarchs before the Acts of Union 1707 List of British monarchs List of British monarchs following the Acts of Union 1707 Elected leaders edit List of presidents of Ireland List of prime ministers of the United KingdomTimeline editThe following is a timeline showing the major nations within the British Isles or which controlled parts of the islands over time Date States Peoples Relevant eventspre 6th c BC Prehistoric Britain Prehistoric Ireland 6th to 1st c BC British Iron Age Iron Age tribes in Britain Insular Celtic Gauls Brythons Picts Gaels 51 BC Gallia Lugdunensis Roman province 43 AD Britannia Roman province Roman conquest of Britain410 Brythons Anglo Saxon England Hen Ogledd 638 Kingdom of Strathclyde Viking raids843 845 Kingdom of Brittany 878 Danelaw 911 Duchy of Normandy 927 Kingdom of England 1054 Kingdom of Alba Norman conquest of England1079 Kingdom of Mann and the Isles 1098 Cymru Kingdom of Norway Anglo Norman invasion of Ireland1171 Lordship of Ireland 1204 Magna CartaTreaty of York1266 1282 Wars of Scottish Independence1333 Bailiwick of Guernsey Bailiwick of Jersey Isle of Man 1469 Kingdom of Scotland Poynings Law1541 Scottish ReformationTudor conquest of IrelandUnion of the Crowns1607 Kingdom of Ireland Flight of the EarlsPlantation of UlsterWars of the Three Kingdoms1641 Confederate Ireland 1649 Commonwealth of England Cromwellian conquest of Ireland1653 Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland 1660 Kingdom of England Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Ireland Penal LawsRevolution of 1688Battle of the Boyne1707 Kingdom of Great Britain Acts of Union 1707Battle of CullodenIrish Rebellion of 17981801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Acts of Union 1800Catholic emancipationGreat Famine of Ireland1919 Irish Republic Irish War of IndependencePartition of Ireland1921 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Irish Free State 1937 Ireland The EmergencyBattle of BritainThe TroublesCeltic Tiger1999 Wales England Scotland DevolutionGood Friday AgreementMiscellaneous editEarly music of the British Isles Genetic history of the British IslesSee also editOutline of the Republic of Ireland Outline of the United KingdomExternal links editHistory of the British Isles at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage nbsp Data from Wikidata British History British History at Spartacus Educational British History at the BBC Eyewitness accounts at mytimemachine co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Outline of the history of the British Isles amp oldid 1182627076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
