Explore all of British history, from the Neolithic to the present day, with this easy-to-use interactive timeline. Browse hundreds of key events and discover how the past has shaped the world we ...

In September 1715, John Erskine, Earl of Mar, raised the standard for a 'Jacobite' rising, intended to restore the exiled Stuart monarchy to ... for financing the British government's debt.

Her wedding to Prince Albert was political theater to shore up positive sentiment for the monarchy. Under Queen Victoria's rule, the British empire expanded to its largest size in history.

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions ... the position of the monarchy during his reign: three ...