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Plus interactive timelines on key subjects:<br/><br/> - <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/launch_ani_language_tl.shtml">History of the English Language</a><br/> - <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/launch_ani_pm_and_pol_tl.shtml">British Prime Ministers</a><br/> - <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/launch_ani_kings_queens.shtml">Kings and Queens</a><br/> - <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/launch_ani_genocide_timeline.shtml">Genocide Under the Nazis</a><br/><br/> Explore the timelines below.</p></td></tr> </table> </td>  </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top" height="4"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" valign="top" class="panelContrast1" width="100%"><h1 class="panelContrast1_1">Inside Timelines</h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" id="leftList" width="50%"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/o_neo_bronze.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_british.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="British Timeline" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/o_neo_bronze.shtml" class="main">British Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">Spanning 10,000 years from the Neolithic to New Labour.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/o_neo_bronze.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/o_neo_bronze.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/scotland/neo_bronze.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_scot.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Scottish Timeline" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/scotland/neo_bronze.shtml" class="main">Scottish Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">From stone axes to the opening of the Scottish Parliament.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/scotland/neo_bronze.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/scotland/neo_bronze.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/meso_neo_bronze.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_ni.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Northern Ireland Timeline" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/meso_neo_bronze.shtml" class="main">Northern Ireland Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">From hunter-gatherers to the Good Friday agreement.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/meso_neo_bronze.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/ni/meso_neo_bronze.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_egypt.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Ancient Egypt" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml" class="main">Ancient Egypt Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">From the first hieroglyphs to the death of Cleopatra.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/timeline.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/launch_ani_kings_queens.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_kaq.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Kings and Queens" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/launch_ani_kings_queens.shtml" class="main">Kings and Queens Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">From the Plantagenet dynasty of Henry III to Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/launch_ani_kings_queens.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/monarchs_leaders/launch_ani_kings_queens.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/launch_ani_genocide_timeline.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_gennazi.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Genocide Under the Nazis" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/launch_ani_genocide_timeline.shtml" class="main">Genocide Under the Nazis</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">Decide if you too would have accepted the drip-drip of events that led to killing on an unimaginable scale.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/genocide/launch_ani_genocide_timeline.shtml"><img 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height="111" alt="English Timeline" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/england/neo_migration_settlement.shtml" class="main">English Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">From Eurasian nomads to the Golden Jubilee.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/england/neo_migration_settlement.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/england/neo_migration_settlement.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/wales/paviland.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_welsh.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Welsh Timeline" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/wales/paviland.shtml" class="main">Welsh Timeline</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">From the Red Lady of Paviland to the Welsh Assembly.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/wales/paviland.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/wales/paviland.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure/timeline_launch.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_aoft.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Ages of Treasure" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p class="promoHeader"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure/timeline_launch.shtml" class="main">Ages of Treasure</a></p></td></tr> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="2" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2" height="60"><p class="promo">Stunning archaeological treasures from the Paleolithic Era to the Norman Conquest.</p></td></tr> <tr><td><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="10" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td><td width="100%" valign="bottom"><p class="promo"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure/timeline_launch.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/images/arrow_green.gif" width="9" height="8" alt="" border="0"></a>  <a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure/timeline_launch.shtml" class="more"><strong>more</strong></a></p></td></tr> </table>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="4" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="bodyTextBlack"><a href="/web/20060701100533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/rome_timeline.shtml"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/images/index_promo_roman.jpg" width="123" height="111" alt="Ancient Rome" border="0"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="100%" class="bodyTextBlack"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td height="5" class="sectionHeadingsTop" colspan="2"><img src="/web/20060701100533im_/http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gif" height="5" width="1" border="0" alt="" hspace="0" vspace="0"/></td></tr> <tr><td width="100%" valign="top" colspan="2"><p 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