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t. e. England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. [1] The earliest evidence for early modern humans in Northwestern Europe, a jawbone discovered in Devon at Kents Cavern in 1927, was re-dated in 2011 to between 41,000 and 44,000 years old. [2]
1003. Edward the Confessor, the future king of England (r. 1042-1066), is born to parents Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy. 1016. Harold Harefoot, the future king of England (r.1037-1040), is born to parents Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northhampton. 1016.
1604. 14–16 January – Hampton Court Conference with James I, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans. Work begins on the Authorized King James Version of the Bible [4] and revision of the Book of Common Prayer. 19 March – Parliament assembles and debates Robert Cecil 's proposal for union with Scotland.
24 March. England – Death of Queen Elizabeth I. James VI of Scotland crowned King of England (as James I of England ). 1605. 5 November. England and Scotland – The Gunpowder plot is uncovered, in which Guy Fawkes and others attempted to blow up the king, James VI and I and the Parliament of England . 1606.
1650s in the Thirteen Colonies (18 C) Categories: 1650s by country. 17th century in the British Empire. 1650s in England. Decades in the British Empire. Hidden categories: Navseasoncats decade and century. CatAutoTOC generates no TOC.
The Isles, A History by Norman Davies, Oxford University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-19-513442-7; The History of England, From the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of William and Mary in 1688, 1819 by Father John Lingard (Roman Catholic perspective) Shortened History of England by G. M. Trevelyan Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-023323-7
