Barbados (Great Britain)

This article is about the specific polity Barbados (Great Britain) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

An English ship, the Olive Blossom, arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of King James I. In 1627, the first permanent settlers arrived from England, and Barbados became an English and later British colony.

Establishment

February 1627: The first English ship, which had arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625, was captained by John Powell. The first settlement began on 17 February 1627.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Glorious Revolution

Was a revolution in England and Scotland that led to the deposition of Catholic King James II.

November 1688: By November 1688 William of Orange, who was Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and his wife Mary, were in control of England and Wales. They would later become King and Queen of Great Britain.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

March 1702: As William III of England was also the de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic (as Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic), the Personal Union between Netherlands and Great Britain ended at his death.

November 1966: Barbados became an independent state and Commonwealth realm with Elizabeth II as its queen.