Suggestions wanted

It has been mentioned to me that my view of British History is somewhat
skewed. (g) So my list of important events therein is likewise skewed.

Charani...

Probably no more skewed than my view of American History.

Would several of you be kind enough to send me, off-list for the reading
convenience of others, YOUR list of the most important dates and events
in British History 1650-1800 ?

Charani...

Try one of these:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/

Graeme Wall...

Alledgedly there are only two dates in British History, 54 BC and 1066 AD.

Paul C...

That's English history.

Phil C....

Sellar was a Scot, surprisingly.

Graeme Wall...

Actually not, the first can't be part of English history as there were no
English people at the time. However it is very definitely part of British
History. The events of 1066 took place initially in England but the
consequences were felt in all four parts of the British Isles.

CWatters...

All my important dates are after 1959 :-)

David Nicholson...

Just don't expect a list from Charani - she's gone back to the books herself
after writing that the Romans came to Britain after the Vikings

Jill...

that depends on where you live and what you determine Viking

David Nicholson

T.M. Sommers...

Sellar and Yeatman have proved that the only memorable dates in
English history are 55 B.C. and 1066 A.D:

andrew...

Their approach to history always held a great attraction for me, (I
recall it from the age of ten), who could never remember a date.Despite
that I was able to scrabble a credit in the subject, (that's ageing, the
Oversea seas School Certificate), despite mentioning only two, 1666 and
.. er .. I forget the other.

Fenny...

Perhaps I should have read it for O level. I managed to fail, despite
having passed the coursework section of the course. I could never work
out which was the Baltic and which were the Balkans.

Yours Aye Andrew Sellon

mickg...

I enjoyed many of the replies but as a serious suggestion I would
recommend The tribes of Britain by David Miles. His chapters on Pre
Viking Britain are very good, his being an Archaeologist, and while some
of his later interpretations may be cjallenged he does list many
interesting events accurately.

It's subtitled Who are we? And where do we come from.