A Chronology of the
Historia regum Britannie
Siân Echard, University of British Columbia
| c. 1240 BC | Possible date of the Trojan War (based on assumption that Troy VIIa is best historical candidate for a real basis) | Aeneas escapes from Troy. His great-grandson Brutus leads the Trojans out of Greece and eventually to the island of Britain |
| 1115-1075 BC | Eli rules in Judea (chapter 22; 1 Samuel) | Brutus (23 years); builds Trinovantum (London) Locrinus (10 years) |
| 1075-1035 BC | Samuel rules in Judea (chapter 25; 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel) Homer is a famous poet (chapter 25) |
Gwendolen (15 years) Maddan (40 years) |
| 1050-1011 BC | King Saul reigns in Judea (chapter 26; 1 Samuel) | Mempricius (20 years) |
| 1011-971 BC | King David reigns in Judea (chapter 27; 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel) | Ebraucus (39 years); builds York |
| 970-930 BC | Solomon builds the Temple in Jerusalem (chapter 28; 1 Kings) | Brutus Greenshield (12 years) Leil rules in Britain (25 years); builds Carlisle |
| 874 BC | Elijah prays for drought (chapter 30; Kings 17:10-17) | Rud Hud Hudibras(39 years); builds Winchester Bladud (20 years); builds Bath |
| 753 BC | Romulus and Remus found Rome (chapter 32)
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Leir (60 years); builds Leicester Cordelia (15 years) |
| 740-741 BC | Isaiah makes his prophecies (chapter 32; 2 Kings) | Cunedagius (35 years) Riwallo, Gurgustius, Sisillius, Iago, Kimarcus, Gorboduc, Ferreux and Porrex, 5 unnamed kings Dunwallo Molmutius (40 years) |
| 390 BC | Sack of Rome (chapter 43) | Belinus and Brennius; Belinus builds major roads, Caerleon, and Billingsgate in Trinovantum (London) Gurguit Barbtruc Guithilin and Marcia, and their son Sisillius Kinarius, then Danius Morvidus Gorbonianus Arthgallo and Elidur Ingenius (7 years) and Peredur; then Elidur again unnamed son of Gorbonianus Margan Enniaunus (6 years) Idwal Rhun Geraint Kadell Coel Porrex Cherin Fulgenius Edadus Andragius Urianus Eliud Cledauc Cloten Gurguint Merianus Bledud Cap Oenus Sisillius Bledgabred Arthmail Eldol Redion Redech Samuil Penissel Pir Capoir Cligueillius Heli (40 years) Lud; renovates walls of Trinovantum-- the city comes to be called London after him |
| 55-54 BC | Julius Caesar invades Britain (chapters 54-63) | Cassibelaunus |
| c. 44 BC | Augustus is emperor of Rome (chapter 64) | Tenvantius Cymbeline (more than 10 years) |
| 8-7 BC | Birth of Christ (chapter 64) | |
| 43 AD | Claudius comes to Britain (chapters 65-68) St Peter is in Antioch, then Rome (chapter 68) St Mark is in Egypt (chapter 68)
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Guiderius and Arviragus; Southampton is named for their defeat of the Roman Lelius Hamo; Arviragus builds Gloucester
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| Vespasian comes to Britain (chapter 69) | Marius Coilus |
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| c. 174-189 AD | Pope Eleutherius sends Fagan and Duvianus to Britain (chapter 71) | Lucius (dies 156 AD) |
| 208-211 AD | Severus comes to Britain and orders a wall built between Deira and Alban (chapter 74) | Bassianus and Geta |
| 303 AD - | Emperor Diocletian persecutes Christians (chapter 77) | Asclepiodotus (10 years) |
| 296-306 AD | Constantius I is in Britain (chapter 78) | Coel, Constantius (11 years) |
| 306-337 AD | Constantine the Great is emperor (chapter 79) | Constantine I, Octavius, Trahern, Maximianus |
| Gratianus | ||
| c. 400 AD | The Romans withdraw from Britain (chapters 89-91) | Constantine II (10 years) Constans |
| 450-455 AD | Hengist and Horsa come to Britain (chapter 98) Sts Germanus and Lupus come to (re)convert the Britons (chapter 100) |
Vortigern, Vortimer
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Aurelius Ambrosius; he sends Merlin and Utherpendragon to Ireland to seize the Ring of Giants, which is re-erected at Mount Ambrius (chapter 130; this is Stonehenge) Utherpendragon |
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| Arthur becomes king (chapter 143) | ||
| 542 AD | Arthur, seriously wounded at Camlann, hands the crown to Constantine III (chapter 178) Constantine III (4 years) |
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Aurelius Conanus (3 years) Vortipor Malgo Kareticus |
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| 597 AD | Pope Gregory I sends Augustine to Britain (chapter 188) | Three unnamed warlords Cadvan Cadwallo (who will reign for 48 years, through the reigns of various Saxon rulers, below) |
| 634 AD | Battle of Hefenfelth (chapter 199) | Oswald is king of Northumbria |
| 655 AD | Battle of Winwaed (chapter 200) | Oswy defeats Penda |
| 689 AD | Cadwallader, last king of the Britons, dies |