Lincolnshire History Timeline

1. Prehistoric Lincolnshire to c. AD 43

   Landscape, settlement and the Corieltauvi

2. Roman Lincolnshire c. AD 43–410

   Roads, towns and an imperial landscape

3. Anglo-Saxon Lincolnshire c. 410–865

   Settlement, Lindsey and Mercian rule

4. Viking Lincolnshire 865–1066

   Danelaw, settlement, trade and Anglo-Scandinavian society

5. Norman Lincolnshire 1066–1154

   Cathedral, castle and Domesday

6. Medieval Lincolnshire 1154–1485

   Wool, power and the high medieval economy

7. Tudor Lincolnshire 1485–1603

   Reformation, rebellion, and economic change

8. Stuart Lincolnshire 1603–1714

   Civil war, drainage, and migration to the New World.

9. Agricultural and early industrial Lincolnshire c. 1714–c. 1850

   Drainage, enclosure, and the roots of modern industry

10. Industrial Lincolnshire c. 1850–1914

    Engineering, iron, and the global manufacturing industry

11. Modern Lincolnshire Part I 1914–1945

    War, military industry, and innovation

12. Modern Lincolnshire Part II 1945–present

    Food technology, education, and reinvention