Over the last 600 years the Isle of Man has undergone extreme change, and seen some difficult times.
| Isle of Man Timeline: 1500 AD - Date | |
1504 |
Title King of Man waived for Lord of Mann |
1511- 1515 |
Manorial Roll compiled |
1540 |
Rushen Abbey and the Nunnery officially dissolved by Edward Stanley |
1577 |
Bishop paid homage to 4th Earl for his Barony, at Tynwald |
1583 |
Tynwald legislation on salmon and trout fishing. Deemsters and Keys declared law on treasure trove |
1594 |
Queen Elizabeth I took control of Mann pending settlement of a disputed succession |
1608 |
William Christian (Illiam Dhone) born |
1610 |
Prayer Book printed in Manx by Bishop Phillips |
1612 |
Stanley rule resumed by William I, fith Earl, and Countess Elizabeth |
1627 |
James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, becomes Lord of Mann |
1628 |
Horse races on Langness - transferred to Epsom as The Derby in 1780 |
1645 |
Buidling starts on Derby Fort |
1648 |
Stevenson family of Balladoole gave up the Calf to the Lord of Mann |
1651 |
7th Earl with Manx force in Royalist defeat at the Battles of Wigan and Worcester. Capture and execution of the Earl at Bolton |
1651 |
Rebellion in Mann, led by William Christian (Illiam Dhone). Island was taken over for the Commonwealth |
1656 |
William Christian (Illiam Dhone) becomes Governor of the Isle of Man |
1660 |
Restoration of Derby rule |
1663 |
William Christian (Illiam Dhone) Executed |
1666 |
The Moddey Dhoo appears at Peel Castle |
1668 |
Manx copper coins minted by John Murray of Ronaldsway |
1672 |
Compulsory elementary education introduced by Charles, 8th Earl of Derby |
1698-1775 |
Episcopate of Bishop Wilson |
1704 |
1704 Act of Settlement confirmed customary land tenancy |
1709 |
Derby coinage introduced, bearing family crest of eagle and child |
1760 |
Two wooden pillars erected in memory of a victory over the French Admiral Thurot, off the coast of Ballaugh |
1764 |
Smallpox epidemic |
1765 |
U.K. Act of Revestment and Mischief Act passed for suppression of running trade. Financial control of the Island was vested in the British Crown |
1770 |
First Tynwald after Revestment |
1772-73 |
Epidemic of Smallpox |
1773 |
Discovery of the Calf of Man Crucifixion Stone by John Quayle |
1775 |
Publication of the Manx Bible, edited by Philip Moore |
1777 |
John Wesley visited Mann |
1780 |
Epidemic of Smallpox |
1780 |
Publication of Dr. John Kelly's Manx Grammar |
1788 |
Dennison's Theatre opened in Fort Street, Douglas |
1789 |
Mutiny on The Bounty |
1792 |
Establishment of the 1st Manx newspaper, the Manks Mercury and Briscoe's Advertiser |
1792 |
Thomas Stowell published l'he Statutes and Ordinances of the isle of Man |
1799 |
Birth of William Kennish, inventor and scientist |
1803 |
"Mona's Herald" began publication |
1805 |
Introduction of vaccination against smallpox |
1806 |
Corrin's Tower (Corrin's Folly) built |
1830 |
Thomas Edward Brown born |
1810 |
Construction began in Douglas on Duke Street and Sand Street (now Strand Street). They were then the western and northern limits of the town |
1819 |
First scheduled service by steamer from Great Britain |
1820 |
Waterloo Theatre opened on the corner of Strand St and Wellington St, Douglas |
1821 |
Riots broke out in Peel as Manx (and English) ports had been closed against importation of foreign corn, meal, or flour |
1824 |
Foundation of National Lifeboat Institution by Sir William Hillary |
1825 |
Economic difficulties for Manx farmers resulted in potato riots in Arbory and Rushen; march on Bishopscourt |
1827 |
A major failure in the herring season |
1828 |
Death of J. Christian Curwen |
1829 |
Birth of Arthur Caley the Manx Giant (7ft 6in) |
1830 |
The St. George is shipwrecked on Conister Rock |
1830 |
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company founded and William Gill appointed Captain of Mona's Isle |
1831 |
Edward Faragher (Ned Beg Hom Ruy) born in Cregneish |
1832 |
Tower of Refuge erected |
1832 |
First epidemic of Cholera ever known |
1837 |
Epidemic of Typhus, many died |
1838 |
Publication of Archibald Cregeen's Manx-English Dictionary |
1839 |
Epidemic of Smallpox |
1840 |
Assimilation Act - the Manx 14 pennies to the shilling became English 12 to the shilling. Riots, and a company of soldiers was brought from Liverpool |
1847 |
Visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert |
1848 |
Consecration of new Royal Chapel of St. John's |
1849 |
Cholera Epidemic |
1851 |
Smallpox Epidemic |
1852 |
Youngest recorded member of the House of Keys, Edward Curphey Farrant at 21 |
1852 |
Act of Tynwald preventing Smallpox vaccination |
1852 |
Brig Lily disaster on Kitrerland rock and loss of lifeboat crew |
1853 |
Voyage of the Vixen from Peel to Australia |
1854 |
World's largest waterwheel opened at Laxey, the Lady Isabella |
1858 |
Foundation of the Manx Society, for the publication of important documents |
1862 |
Victoria Hall, Prospect Hill Douglas opens |
1862 |
Douglas breakwater was constructed of wood |
1864 |
Epidemics of Smallpox and Typhoid fever |
1864 |
Archibald Knox born |
1865 |
Epidemics of Smallpox and Typhoid fever |
1865 |
Douglas breakwater was destroyed in a storm |
1866 |
Boards of Health were formed throughout the island |
1866 |
The House of Keys Election Act provided for universal suffrage |
1866 |
The Isle of Man Customs and Harbours Act passed at Westminster, restoring to the Manx Government control of finances and internal administration |
1867 |
First Elections to the House of Keys |
1869-1870 |
Ordnance Survey of the Island completed and published |
1869 |
Iron Pier built in Douglas |
1871 |
Milner's Tower built |
1871 |
Victoria Pier was opened and there was a big influx of visitors. the steam railway was completed between Douglas and Peel |
1872 |
Education Act passed |
1872 |
John Kewish hung at Castletown - last person to be hung |
1873 |
Plantation begins at Archallagan over 371 acres with 2,250 assorted trees |
1873 |
Opening of Douglas-Peel railway line |
1876 |
Foundation of horse tram network in Douglas |
1877 |
Derby Castle entertainment complex opened |
1877 |
The steam railway was completed between Ramsey and St. Johns. An Epidemic of Smallpox |
1877 |
Public Baths opened on Douglas Promenade |
1879 |
Foundation of Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society |
1881 |
Introduction of Women's Suffrage |
1881 |
Publication of T. E. Brown's Fo'c's'le Yarns |
1882 |
The Phynodderre and Other Legends of the Isle of Man by Edward Callow published |
1882 |
Grand Theatre and Insular Opera House opened |
1883 |
Horse trams began service in Douglas |
1884 |
Constitution of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man |
1884 |
Kirk German, Peel, built to replace Cathedral but never consecrated as such |
1885 |
Ballure Glen opened |
1886 |
The steam railway was completed between Foxdale and St. Johns |
1887 |
Publication of Hall Caine's first Manx novel, The Deemster |
1888 |
The White Hoe fever isolation hospital was built near the Nunnery |
1889 |
Palace Ballroom opened |
1890 |
The Surnames and Place-Names of the Isle of Man by A.W.Moore published |
1890 |
Barque Thorne Shipwreck at Onchan Head |
1891 |
The Folk Lore of the Isle of Man by A.W. Moore published |
1891 |
The Douglas Prison was finished on Victoria Road, replacing Castle Rushen |
1892 |
Ramsey Swing Bridge built and installed by Cleveland Bridge & Engineering |
1893 |
Bijou Theatre opened in Regent St, Douglas |
1894 |
Douglas Iron Pier sold, dismantled and re-erected at Rhos-on-Sea |
1894 |
Manx Electric Railway inaugurated between Douglas and Groudle |
1895 |
Excavation of Giant Irish deer near St. John's |
1895 |
Penny Bridge built accross Douglas Harbour |
1895 |
The Great Snow (16ft deep in parts) |
1897 |
Death of Thomas Edward Brown |
1899 |
Gaiety Theatre built |
2000 |
Millennium Oakwood opened |
2003 |
Old Nobles Hospital officially closed |
2003 |
New Nobles Hospital, Strang (Braddan) opened |
2007 |
TT 2007 Centenary |
2008 |
The Jurby prison became operational, officially replacing Douglas prison |
