A short history of the British Isles

Periods at a glance

Each band is one period (bands are equal width, not to scale). Click to jump to it.

Surviving buildings in this catalogue, by period

Where it happened

Events with a known location. Click a marker to jump to the event; earlier events are lighter.

Timeline of events

Events and summaries were compiled from Wikipedia and heritage-body sources; each event links to its source. Dates marked "c." are approximate, and some early dates are debated.