1000 - 1100:
When was the Battle of Hastings fought? Who led the losing side and who became king of
England?
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/battles/hastings.htm
1100 - 1200: When did
Richard the Lionheart become king of England? Which Crusade did he go on? What happened to
Richard on his way back?
Richard the Lionheart, King John, and the Magna Carta
1200
- 1300: How did a boy become a knight?
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Brisas/sunda/ma/1jake.htm
1300
- 1400: What was the Black Death? When did the Black Death reach England?
How many people died from the plague in Europe between 1347 and 1352?
http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/middleages/LifeTimes/Plague.html
1400
- 1500: We are often taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America
in 1492. Is this true? Use the timeline to find which islands he actually did visit in
1492.
http://www1.minn.net/~keithp/cctl.htm
1500
- 1600: Find out the names of King Henry VIII's six wives
http://tudorhistory.org/wives/
1600
- 1700: Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest scientists
that ever lived. Find out when he was born and where. What were his three Laws of Motion?
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Newton.html
1700
- 1800: Who built the Boulton and Watt Steam Engine? For how many years
did the engine work and where was it?
http://www.asme.org/history/roster/H111.html
1800
- 1900: Charles Dickens was one of the great 19th Century
writers. Find out the names of 5 of his books and when they were written.
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/works.html
1900
- 2000: World War 2 was the most tragic war in history. Use the
Introduction page of this site to find out how many countries were involved and how many
people lost their lives during the war. Who were the main Axis Powers (countries who
fought on the side of Germany) and the main Allied powers ( countries who fought on the
side of England).
http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm
Cyberhunt updated by Mike Freedman 10 April 2003