Introduction

In this notebook, I have made a series of timeline plots from the same data, presented below. This spreadsheet was made from the Life in the UK handbook (and additional information to contextualise the timing of relevant events):

Not all of the dates are NOT completely accurate. Some are taken from general dates listed in the official handbook, others are from wikipedia or other online sources. The purpose of these dates is primarily to rearrange the information presented in the official handbook in chronological order, to better visualise when different events occurred.

Each of the tabs below provides a slightly different method for generating the timelines.

vistime package

gg_vistime()

This method produces a static visualisation using ggplot functions.

Instructions: click on plot to zoom in to full size. click again to exit.

whole timeline (gg)

common era only (gg)

vistime()

This method is the default plotly visualisation. Unfortunately, the plot does not always accurately reflect the duration of events. Hover over each event to see the timing in text. I also dont know why the Bronze Age and other events don’t show up.

Instructions: hover over image to see plotly navigation options.

whole timeline

common era only

hc_vistime()

This method produces an interactive visualisation with fewer view options than the default, but a cleaner looking plot. Unfortunately, the plot does not always accurately reflect the duration of events. Hover over each event to see the timing in text.

Instructions: hover over image to see interactive elements. click and drag to zoom in to a selected area.

whole timeline (hc)

common era only (hc)