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World History Chronology

Search historical records by year, country, place, person, event and category, then display matching results in chronological order by year, month and day. Use it as a timeline for wars, battles, governments, revolutions, treaties, science, exploration and major global events.

Historical timeline Wars and battles Leaders and governments Revolutions and treaties Science and exploration World events by date

Search by year

Find records from a single year and display them in historical sequence.

Search by event

Look up battles, elections, deaths, wars, treaties, revolutions and discoveries.

Search by country

Filter the chronology by country to follow national and international history.

Search by name

Find records connected with leaders, commanders, politicians and historical figures.

Chronology search

Choose one way to search

Use one row at a time. Start on the left and the next dropdown will unlock automatically. Country, person, place and category lists are divided into alphabetical A-Z sections.

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Year Search the complete chronology for one year.
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Country → Year Choose a country, then choose a year containing records for that country.
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Country → Name2 → Name1 Choose a country, then surname/main name, then optionally narrow by first/given name.
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Country → Place Choose a country, then choose a place found within that country's records.
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Country → General → General Sub-Set Choose a country, then a broad category, then optionally narrow to a sub-set.
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General1 → General2 Choose a broad General1 category, then optionally narrow the search to one General2 value.
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General1 → General2 → Event Choose General1, then General2, then select an event found within that category and sub-set.
Selected search Choose one of the seven search routes above.
Select a route, work from left to right, then press the Search button on that row.

Chronology results

Selected records are grouped by year. Each selected record is shown as one compact card with event, date, person, category, location and description. Month values are displayed as names.

A maximum-records warning appears when the selected API limit is reached.

Each record wraps to the screen width; no horizontal scrolling is required.

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Search world history in chronological order

The World History Chronology is designed for timeline-style historical research. It displays matching records by year, month and day, making it useful for tracing wars, battles, governments, leaders, revolutions, diplomatic agreements, scientific discoveries and major global events.

Search for a single year, a country, a place, a surname, a broad historical category or a specific event. Example searches include the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Hastings, the First World War, the Second World War, the English Civil War, the Russian Revolution, Brexit, Apollo 11 and the Theory of Relativity.

For wider field-level searches and table sorting, use the World History Database Search.

Wars, battles and campaigns

  • Battle of Waterloo and Battle of Hastings
  • First World War and Second World War
  • Commanders, armies and military campaigns
  • Peace treaties and armistices

Leaders, states and governments

  • Presidents, prime ministers and monarchs
  • Governments, elections and political parties
  • Revolutions, reforms and constitutional events
  • Diplomacy and international relations

Science, exploration and culture

  • Scientific discoveries and inventions
  • Apollo 11 and space exploration
  • Einstein and the Theory of Relativity
  • Literature, culture and major social events

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