Historic England Periods
type: ConceptScheme
issued: 2025-07-17
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: England
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
description: Periods and centuries used in Historic England datasets.
has top concept: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
has top concept: Centuries
has top concept: Geological Time Scale

Anglo-Saxon
type: Concept
alternative label: Anglo Saxon
broader: Early Medieval
narrower: Early Anglo-Saxon
narrower: Late Anglo-Saxon
narrower: Mid Anglo-Saxon
has beginning: 0410
has end: 1066
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Both a political and cultural term: applied to the distinctive culture and artistic styles that evolved from the merging of native traditions with those of Germanic tribes who had migrated from northern Europe.
notation: AS

Early Anglo-Saxon
type: Concept
alternative label: Migration period
broader: Anglo-Saxon
has beginning: 0410
has end: 0660
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first part of the period which saw the arrival of Anglo-Saxon culture (circa 410 CE to 660 CE).
notation: EAS

Late Anglo-Saxon
type: Concept
broader: Anglo-Saxon
has beginning: 0899
has end: 1066
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final part of the Anglo-Saxon period which began with the reign of Edward the ELder and ended with the Norman Conquest(circa 899 CE to 1066 CE).
notation: LAS

Mid Anglo-Saxon
type: Concept
alternative label: Middle Anglo-Saxon
alternative label: Middle Anglo Saxon
alternative label: Mid Anglo Saxon
broader: Anglo-Saxon
has beginning: 0660
has end: 0899
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The middle part of the Anglo-Saxon period which saw the development of the Seven Kingdoms - the Heptarchy (circa 660 CE to 899 CE).
notation: MAS

Early Medieval
type: Concept
alternative label: Pre-Conquest
alternative label: Early Mediaeval
alternative label: Dark Age
narrower: Viking
narrower: Anglo-Saxon
broader: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
has beginning: 0410
has end: 1066
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: This dates from the breakdown of Roman rule in Britain (c. 410) to the Norman invasion in 1066 and is to be used for monuments of post Roman, Saxon and Viking date.
notation: EM

Viking
type: Concept
broader: Early Medieval
has beginning: 0800
has end: 1050
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Defined as the period of initial settlement following on from a period of Viking (raiding) activities and initial contact.
notation: VIK

1st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: First Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 1st Century
narrower: Late 1st Century
narrower: Mid 1st Century
has beginning: 0001
has end: 0100
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England

Early 1st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early First Century
broader: 1st Century
has beginning: 0001
has end: 0032
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404493
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 1st Centuryof the common era. (1 CE to 32 CE).
notation: EC01

Late 1st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late First Century
broader: 1st Century
has beginning: 0067
has end: 0100
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404493
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 1st Century. (67 CE to 100 CE).
notation: LC01

Mid 1st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid First Century
broader: 1st Century
has beginning: 0033
has end: 0066
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404493
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 1st Century of the common era (33 CE to 66 CE).
notation: MC01

10th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Tenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 10th Century
narrower: Late 10th Century
narrower: Mid 10th Century
has beginning: 0901
has end: 1000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 10th Century of the common era (901 CE to 1000 CE).
notation: C10

Early 10th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Tenth Century
broader: 10th Century
has beginning: 0901
has end: 0932
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404502
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 10th Century of the common era (901 CE to 932 CE).
notation: EC10

Late 10th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Tenth Century
broader: 10th Century
has beginning: 0967
has end: 1000
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404502
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 10th Century of the common era (967 CE to 1000 CE).
notation: LC10

Mid 10th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Tenth Century
broader: 10th Century
has beginning: 0933
has end: 0966
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404502
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 10th Century of the common era (933 CE to 966 CE).
notation: MC10

11th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Eleventh Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 11th Century
narrower: Late 11th Century
narrower: Mid 11th Century
has beginning: 1001
has end: 1100
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 11th Century of the common era (1001 CE to 1100 CE).
notation: C11

Early 11th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Eleventh Century
broader: 11th Century
has beginning: 1001
has end: 1032
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404503
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 11th Century of the common era (1001 CE to 1032 CE).
notation: EC11

Late 11th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Eleventh Century
broader: 11th Century
has beginning: 1067
has end: 1100
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404503
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 11th Century of the common era (1067 CE to 1100 CE).
notation: LC11

Mid 11th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Eleventh Century
broader: 11th Century
has beginning: 1033
has end: 1066
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404503
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 11th Century of the common era (1033 CE to 1066 CE).
notation: MC11

12th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Twelfth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 12th Century
narrower: Late 12th Century
narrower: Mid 12th Century
has beginning: 1101
has end: 1200
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 12th Century of the common era (1101 CE to 1200 CE).
notation: C12

Early 12th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Twelfth Century
broader: 12th Century
has beginning: 1101
has end: 1132
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404504
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 12th Century of the common era (1101 CE to 1132 CE).
notation: EC12

Late 12th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Twelfth Century
broader: 12th Century
has beginning: 1167
has end: 1200
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404504
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 12th Century of the common era (1167 CE to 1200 CE).
notation: LC12

Mid 12th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Twelfth Century
broader: 12th Century
has beginning: 1133
has end: 1166
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404504
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 12th Century of the common era (1133 CE to 1166 CE).
notation: MC12

13th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Thirteenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 13th Century
narrower: Late 13th Century
narrower: Mid 13th Century
has beginning: 1201
has end: 1300
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 13th Century of the common era (1201 CE to 1300 CE).
notation: C13

Early 13th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Thirteenth Century
broader: 13th Century
has beginning: 1201
has end: 1232
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404505
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 13th Century of the common era (1201 CE to 1232 CE).
notation: EC13

Late 13th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Thirteenth Century
broader: 13th Century
has beginning: 1267
has end: 1300
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404505
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 13th Century of the common era (1267 CE to 1300 CE).
notation: LC13

Mid 13th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Thirteenth Century
broader: 13th Century
has beginning: 1233
has end: 1266
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404505
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 13th Century of the common era (1233 CE to 1266 CE).
notation: MC13

14th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Fourteenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 14th Century
narrower: Late 14th Century
narrower: Mid 14th Century
has beginning: 1301
has end: 1400
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 14th Century of the common era (1301 CE to 1400 CE).
notation: C14

Early 14th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Fourteenth Century
broader: 14th Century
has beginning: 1301
has end: 1332
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404506
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 14th Century of the common era (1301 CE to 1332 CE).
notation: EC14

Late 14th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Fourteenth Century
broader: 14th Century
has beginning: 1367
has end: 1400
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 14th Century of the common era (1367 CE to 1400 CE).
notation: LC14

Mid 14th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Fourteenth Century
broader: 14th Century
has beginning: 1333
has end: 1366
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 14th Century of the common era (1333 CE to 1366 CE).
notation: MC14

15th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Fifteenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 15th Century
narrower: Late 15th Century
narrower: Mid 15th Century
has beginning: 1401
has end: 1500
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 15th Century of the common era (1401 CE to 1500 CE). For sites and buildings constructed in the Tudor period, double-index with Tudor.
notation: C15

Early 15th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Fifteenth Century
broader: 15th Century
has beginning: 1401
has end: 1432
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404465
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 15th Century of the common era (1401 CE to 1432 CE).
notation: EC15

Late 15th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Fifteenth Century
broader: 15th Century
has beginning: 1467
has end: 1500
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404465
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 15th Century of the common era (1467 CE to 1500 CE).
notation: LC15

Mid 15th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Fifteenth Century
broader: 15th Century
has beginning: 1433
has end: 1466
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404465
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 15th Century of the common era (1433 CE to 1466 CE).
notation: MC15

16th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Sixteenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 16th Century
narrower: Late 16th Century
narrower: Mid 16th Century
has beginning: 1501
has end: 1600
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 16th Century of the common era (1501 CE to 1600 CE). For sites and buildings constructed in the Tudor style double-index with Tudor or Elizabethan.
notation: C16

Early 16th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Sixteenth Century
broader: 16th Century
has beginning: 1501
has end: 1532
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404510
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 16th Century of the common era (1501 CE to 1532 CE).
notation: EC16

Late 16th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Sixteenth Century
broader: 16th Century
has beginning: 1567
has end: 1600
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404510
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 16th Century of the common era (1567 CE to 1600 CE).
notation: LC16

Mid 16th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Sixteenth Century
broader: 16th Century
has beginning: 1533
has end: 1566
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404510
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 16th Century of the common era (1533 CE to 1566 CE).
notation: MC16

17th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Seventeenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 17th Century
narrower: Late 17th Century
narrower: Mid 17th Century
has beginning: 1601
has end: 1700
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 17th Century of the common era (1601 CE to 1700 CE). For sites and buildings constructed in the Elizabthan, Stuart or Jacobean Style double-index with the appropriate term.
notation: C17

Early 17th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Seventeenth Century
broader: 17th Century
has beginning: 1601
has end: 1632
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404511
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 17th Century of the common era (1601 CE to 1632 CE).
notation: EC17

18th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Eighteenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 18th Century
narrower: Late 18th Century
narrower: Mid 18th Century
has beginning: 1701
has end: 1800
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 18th Century of the common era (1701 CE to 1800 CE). For sites and buildings constructed in the Stuart or Georgian periods double-index with the appropriate term.
notation: C18

Early 18th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Eighteenth Century
broader: 18th Century
has beginning: 1701
has end: 1732
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404512
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 18th Century of the common era (1701 CE to 1732 CE).
notation: EC18

Late 18th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Eighteenth Century
broader: 18th Century
has beginning: 1767
has end: 1800
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404512
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 18th Century of the common era (1767 CE to 1800 CE).
notation: LC18

Mid 18th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Eighteenth Century
broader: 18th Century
has beginning: 1733
has end: 1766
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404512
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 18th Century of the common era (1733 CE to 1766 CE).
notation: MC18

19th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Nineteenth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 19th Century
narrower: Late 19th Century
narrower: Mid 19th Century
has beginning: 1801
has end: 1900
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 19th Century of the common era (1801 CE to 1900 CE). For sites and buildings constructed in the Georgian or Victorian periods double-index with the appropriate term.
notation: C19

Early 19th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Nineteenth Century
broader: 19th Century
has beginning: 1801
has end: 1832
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404513
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 19th Century of the common era (1801 CE to 1832 CE).
notation: EC19

Late 19th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Nineteenth Century
broader: 19th Century
has beginning: 1867
has end: 1900
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404513
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 19th Century of the common era (1867 CE to 1900 CE).
notation: LC19

Mid 19th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Nineteenth Century
broader: 19th Century
has beginning: 1833
has end: 1866
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404513
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 19th Century of the common era (1833 CE to 1866 CE).
notation: MC19

2nd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Second Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 2nd Century
narrower: Late 2nd Century
narrower: Mid 2nd Century
has beginning: 0101
has end: 0200
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404494
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 2nd Century of the common era (101 CE to 200 CE)
notation: C02

Early 2nd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Second Century
broader: 2nd Century
has beginning: 0101
has end: 0132
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404494
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 2nd Century of the common era (101 CE to 132 CE).
notation: EC02

Late 2nd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Second Century
broader: 2nd Century
has beginning: 0167
has end: 0200
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404494
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 2nd Century of the common era (167 CE to 200 CE).
notation: LC02

Mid 2nd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Second Century
broader: 2nd Century
has beginning: 0133
has end: 0166
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404494
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 2nd Century of the common era (133 CE to 166 CE).
notation: MC02

20th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Twentieth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 20th Century
narrower: Late 20th Century
narrower: Mid 20th Century
has beginning: 1901
has end: 2000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 20th Century of the common era (1901 CE to 2000 CE). Previously recorded as 'Modern'.
notation: C20

Late 20th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Twentieth Century
broader: 20th Century
has beginning: 1967
has end: 2000
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404514
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 20th century of the common era (1967 CE to 2000 CE).
notation: L20

21st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Twenty-First Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 21st Century
narrower: Late 21st Century
narrower: Mid 21st Century
has beginning: 2001
has end: 2100
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 21st Century of the common era (2001 CE to 2100 CE).
notation: C21

Early 21st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Twenty-First Century
broader: 21st Century
has beginning: 2001
has end: 2032
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404515
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 21st century of the common era (2001 CE to 2032 CE).
notation: E21

Late 21st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Twenty-First Century
broader: 21st Century
has beginning: 2067
has end: 2100
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404515
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 21st century of the common era (2067 CE to 2100 CE).
notation: L21

3rd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Third Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 3rd Century
narrower: Late 3rd Century
narrower: Mid 3rd Century
has beginning: 0201
has end: 0300
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 3rd Century of the common era (201 CE to 300 CE)
notation: C03

Early 3rd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Third Century
broader: 3rd Century
has beginning: 0201
has end: 0232
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404495
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 3rd Century of the common era (201 CE to 232 CE).
notation: EC03

Late 3rd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Third Century
broader: 3rd Century
has beginning: 0267
has end: 0300
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404495
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 3rd Century of the common era (267 CE to 300 CE).
notation: LC03

Mid 3rd Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Third Century
broader: 3rd Century
has beginning: 0233
has end: 0266
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404495
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 3rd Century of the common era (233 CE to 266 CE).
notation: MC03

4th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Fourth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 4th Century
narrower: Late 4th Century
narrower: Mid 4th Century
has beginning: 0301
has end: 0400
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 4th Century of the common era (301 CE to 400 CE)
notation: C04

Early 4th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Fourth Century
broader: 4th Century
has beginning: 0301
has end: 0332
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404496
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 4th Century of the common era (301 CE to 332 CE).
notation: EC04

Late 4th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Fourth Century
broader: 4th Century
has beginning: 0367
has end: 0400
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404496
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 4th Century of the common era (367 CE to 400 CE).
notation: LC04

Mid 4th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Fourth Century
broader: 4th Century
has beginning: 0333
has end: 0366
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404496
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 4th Century of the common era (333 CE to 366 CE).
notation: MC04

5th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Fifth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 5th Century
narrower: Late 5th Century
narrower: Mid 5th Century
has beginning: 0401
has end: 0500
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 5th Century of the common era (401 CE to 500 CE)
notation: C05

Early 5th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Fifth Century
broader: 5th Century
has beginning: 0401
has end: 0432
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404497
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 5th Century of the common era (401 CE to 432 CE).
notation: EC05

Late 5th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Fifth Century
broader: 5th Century
has beginning: 0467
has end: 0500
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404497
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 5th Century of the common era (467 CE to 500 CE).
notation: LC05

Mid 5th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Fifth Century
broader: 5th Century
has beginning: 0433
has end: 0466
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404497
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 5th Century of the common era (433 CE to 466 CE).
notation: MC05

6th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Sixth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 6th Century
narrower: Late 6th Century
narrower: Mid 6th Century
has beginning: 0501
has end: 0600
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 6th Century of the common era (501 CE to 600 CE)
notation: C06

Early 6th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Sixth Century
broader: 6th Century
has beginning: 0501
has end: 0532
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404498
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 6th Century of the common era (501 CE to 532 CE).
notation: EC06

Late 6th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Sixth Century
broader: 6th Century
has beginning: 0567
has end: 0600
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404498
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 6th Century of the common era (567 CE to 600 CE).
notation: LC06

Mid 6th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Sixth Century
broader: 6th Century
has beginning: 0533
has end: 0566
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404498
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 6th Century of the common era (533 CE to 566 CE).
notation: MC06

7th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Seventh Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 7th Century
narrower: Late 7th Century
narrower: Mid 7th Century
has beginning: 0601
has end: 0700
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 7th Century of the common era (601 CE to 700 CE)
notation: C07

Early 7th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Seventh Century
broader: 7th Century
has beginning: 0601
has end: 0632
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404499
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 7th Century of the common era (601 CE to 632 CE).
notation: EC07

Late 7th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Seventh Century
broader: 7th Century
has beginning: 0667
has end: 0700
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404499
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 7th Century of the common era (667 CE to 700 CE).
notation: LC07

Mid 7th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Seventh Century
broader: 7th Century
has beginning: 0633
has end: 0666
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404499
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 7th Century of the common era (633 CE to 666 CE).
notation: MC07

8th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Eighth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 8th Century
narrower: Late 8th Century
narrower: Mid 8th Century
has beginning: 0701
has end: 0800
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 8th Century of the common era (701 CE to 800 CE)
notation: C08

Early 8th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Eighth Century
broader: 8th Century
has beginning: 0701
has end: 0732
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404500
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 8th Century of the common era (701 CE to 732 CE).
notation: EC08

Late 8th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Eighth Century
broader: 8th Century
has beginning: 0767
has end: 0800
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404500
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 8th Century of the common era (767 CE to 800 CE).
notation: LC08

Mid 8th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Eighth Century
broader: 8th Century
has beginning: 0733
has end: 0766
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404500
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 8th Century of the common era (733 CE to 766 CE).
notation: MC08

9th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Ninth Century
broader: Centuries
narrower: Early 9th Century
narrower: Late 9th Century
narrower: Mid 9th Century
has beginning: 0801
has end: 0900
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 9th Century of the common era (801 CE to 900 CE).
notation: C09

Early 9th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Ninth Century
broader: 9th Century
has beginning: 0801
has end: 0832
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404501
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 9th Century of the common era (801 CE to 832 CE).
notation: EC09

Late 9th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Ninth Century
broader: 9th Century
has beginning: 0867
has end: 0900
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404501
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 9th Century of the common era (867 CE to 900 CE).
notation: LC9

Mid 9th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Ninth Century
broader: 9th Century
has beginning: 0833
has end: 0866
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404501
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 9th Century of the common era (833 CE to 866 CE).
notation: MC09

Chalcolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Copper Age
alternative label: Eneolithic
broader: Early Bronze Age
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The transitional period at the end of the Neolithic when metal is first used to make tools and weapons. New burial rites and artefacts appear at the same time as these copper implements appear. Circa -2500 BCE to -2200 BCE.
notation: CH

Early 20th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Twentieth Century
broader: 20th Century
narrower: Edwardian
narrower: First World War
narrower: Interwar
has beginning: 1901
has end: 1932
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404514
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The first third of the 20th century of the common era (1901 CE to 1932 CE).
notation: E20

Edwardian
type: Concept
broader: Early 20th Century
has beginning: 1902
has end: 1910
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period covering the reign of Edward VII (1902 CE to 1910 CE). Do not use for the reigns of Edwards I-VI.
notation: EDW

First World War
type: Concept
alternative label: World War 1
alternative label: World War I
alternative label: WW1
alternative label: WWI
broader: Early 20th Century
has beginning: 1914
has end: 1918
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Used to record buildings, defensive monuments and sites dating to, and associated with, the First World War (1914 CE to 1918 CE). For other types of building, such as houses, built during this period use Early 20th Century.
notation: WW1

Early Bronze Age
type: Concept
alternative label: Earlier Bronze Age
narrower: Chalcolithic
broader: Bronze Age
has beginning: -2600
has end: -1600
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The earliest subdivision of the Bronze Age. Circa -2600 BCE to -1600 BCE.
notation: EBA

Early Iron Age
type: Concept
alternative label: Earlier Iron Age
broader: Iron Age
has beginning: -0800
has end: -0300
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The earliest subdivision of the Iron Age. Circa -800 BCE to -300 BCE.
notation: EIA

Early Mesolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Earlier Mesolithic
broader: Mesolithic
has beginning: -10000
has end: -7000
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300019264
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The earliest subdivision of the Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age. Circa -10000 BCE to -7000 BCE.
notation: EME

Early Neolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Earlier Neolithic
broader: Neolithic
has beginning: -4000
has end: -3300
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The earliest subdivision of the Neolithic, or New Stone Age. Circa -4000 BCE to -3300 BCE.
notation: ENE

Early Prehistoric
type: Concept
alternative label: Early Prehistory
broader: Prehistoric
narrower: Mesolithic
narrower: Palaeolithic
has beginning: -1000000
has end: -4000
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300019257
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: For monuments which are characteristic of the Palaeolithic to Mesolithic but cannot be specifically assigned. Circa -1000000 BCE to -4000 BCE.
notation: EPR

Late Bronze Age
type: Concept
alternative label: Later Bronze Age
broader: Bronze Age
has beginning: -1200
has end: -0700
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The third and latest subdivision of the Bronze Age. Circa -1200 BCE to -700 BCE.
notation: LBA

Late 17th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Seventeenth Century
broader: 17th Century
narrower: Restoration
has beginning: 1667
has end: 1700
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404511
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The final third of the 17th Century of the common era (1667 CE to 1700 CE).
notation: LC17

Restoration
type: Concept
broader: Late 17th Century
has beginning: 1660
has end: 1714
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period following the reinstatement of the Stuart Monarachy in 1660. Often used to refer to the reignof Charles II (1660 CE to 1685 CE).
notation: REST

Late Iron Age
type: Concept
alternative label: Later Iron Age
broader: Iron Age
has beginning: -0100
has end: 0043
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The third and latest subdivision of the Iron Age. Circa -100 BCE to 43 CE.
notation: LIA

Late Mesolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Later Mesolithic
broader: Mesolithic
has beginning: -7000
has end: -4000
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300019264
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The latest subdivision of the Mesolithic, or Middle Stone Age. Circa -7000 BCE to -4000 BCE.
notation: LME

Late Neolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Later Neolithic
broader: Neolithic
has beginning: -2900
has end: -2200
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The third and latest subdivision of the Neolithic, or New Stone Age. Circa -2900 BCE to -2200 BCE.
notation: LNE

Lower Palaeolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Lower Paleolithic
broader: Palaeolithic
has beginning: -1000000
has end: -150000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The earliest subdivision of the Palaeolithic, or Old Stone Age; when the earliest use of flint tools appears in the current archaeological record. A hunter gatherer society is a defining characteristic. Circa -1000000 BCE to -150000 BCE.
notation: LPA

Later Prehistoric
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Prehistory
alternative label: Late Prehistoric
narrower: Bronze Age
narrower: Iron Age
narrower: Neolithic
broader: Prehistoric
has beginning: -4000
has end: 0043
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300019257
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: For monuments that can be identified only to a date range from Neolithic to Iron Age. Circa -4000 BCE to 43 CE.
notation: LPR

Mid 20th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Twentieth Century
broader: 20th Century
narrower: Second World War
narrower: Cold War
narrower: Interwar
has beginning: 1933
has end: 1966
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404514
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 20th Century of the common era (1933 CE to 1966 CE).
notation: M20

Second World War
type: Concept
alternative label: World War 2
alternative label: World War II
alternative label: WW2
alternative label: WWII
broader: Mid 20th Century
has beginning: 1939
has end: 1945
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Used to record buildings, defensive monuments and sites dating to, and associated with, the Second World War (1939 CE to 1945 CE). For other types of building, such as houses, built during this period use Mid 20th Century.
notation: WW2

Cold War
type: Concept
broader: Mid 20th Century
has beginning: 1946
has end: 1991
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period of political and military opposition between the major Superpowers (USA and USSR) and their allies. Known as the Cold War as there were no direct military conflicts between the two main protagonists (1946 CE to 1991 CE).
notation: WW3

Mid 21st Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Twenty-First Century
broader: 21st Century
narrower: Solar Federation
has beginning: 2033
has end: 2066
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404515
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 21st Century of the common era (2033 CE to 2066 CE).
notation: M21

Solar Federation
type: Concept
broader: Mid 21st Century
has beginning: 2062
has end: 2112
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period of the 21st Century when the surviving planets banded together under the Red Star of the Solar Federation (2062 CE to 2112 CE).
notation: RUSH

Middle Bronze Age
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Bronze Age
broader: Bronze Age
has beginning: -1600
has end: -1200
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second subdivision of the Bronze Age. Circa -1600 BCE to -1200 BCE.
notation: MBA

Mid 17th Century
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Seventeenth Century
broader: 17th Century
narrower: English Civil War
narrower: Interregnum
has beginning: 1633
has end: 1666
broad match: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404511
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second third of the 17th Century of the common era (1633 CE to 1666 CE).
notation: MC17

English Civil War
type: Concept
broader: Mid 17th Century
has beginning: 1642
has end: 1651
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period of the mid 17th Century which saw a series of civil wars between Royalists and Parliamentarians (1642 CE to 1651 CE).
notation: ECW

Interregnum
type: Concept
alternative label: Commonwealth
alternative label: Protectorate
broader: Mid 17th Century
has beginning: 1649
has end: 1660
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period between the execution of Charles I and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. During this time the monarchy was replaced by a political structure known as the Commonwealth led by the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell (1649 CE to 1660 CE).
notation: COM

Medieval
type: Concept
alternative label: Middle Ages
broader: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
narrower: High Medieval
narrower: Late Medieval
has beginning: 1066
has end: 1540
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The Medieval period or Middle Ages begins with the Norman invasion (1066) and ends with the dissolution of the monasteries (c.1540).
notation: MD

High Medieval
type: Concept
alternative label: High Mediaeval
alternative label: High Middle Ages
broader: Medieval
has beginning: 1066
has end: 1300
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period of European history that lasted from the 11th to the 14th Century.
notation: HMD

Late Medieval
type: Concept
alternative label: Late Mediaeval
broader: Medieval
has beginning: 1300
has end: 1540
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period of European history that lasted from the 14th to the Mid 16th Century.
notation: LMD

Mesolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Middle Stone Age
narrower: Early Mesolithic
narrower: Late Mesolithic
broader: Early Prehistoric
has beginning: -10000
has end: -4000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The Middle Stone Age, falling between the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic; marks the beginning of a move from a hunter gatherer society towards food producing society. Circa -10000 BCE to -4000 BCE.
notation: ME

Middle Iron Age
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Iron Age
broader: Iron Age
has beginning: -0300
has end: -0100
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second subdivision of the Iron Age. Circa -300 BCE to -100 BCE.
notation: MIA

Middle Neolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Mid Neolithic
broader: Neolithic
has beginning: -3300
has end: -2900
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second subdivision of the Neolithic, or New Stone Age. Circa -3300 BCE to -2900 BCE.
notation: MNE

Middle Palaeolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Middle Paleolithic
broader: Palaeolithic
has beginning: -150000
has end: -40000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second subdivision of the Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age. Characterized by the fine flake tools of the Mousterian tradition and economically by a hunter gatherer society. Circa -150000 BCE to -40000 BCE.
notation: MPA

Neolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: New Stone Age
narrower: Early Neolithic
narrower: Late Neolithic
narrower: Middle Neolithic
broader: Later Prehistoric
has beginning: -4000
has end: -2200
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The New Stone Age, this period follows on from the Palaeolithic and the Mesolithic and is itself succeeded by the Bronze Age. This period is characterized by the practice of a farming economy and extensive monumental constructions. Circa -4000 BCE to -2200 BCE.
notation: NE

Palaeolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Old Stone Age
alternative label: Paleolithic
narrower: Lower Palaeolithic
narrower: Middle Palaeolithic
narrower: Upper Palaeolithic
broader: Early Prehistoric
has beginning: -1000000
has end: -10000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period once referred to as the Old Stone Age. It is defined by the practice of hunting and gathering and the use of chipped flint tools. This period is usually divided up into the Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic. Circa -1000000 BCE to -10000 BCE.
notation: PA

Upper Palaeolithic
type: Concept
alternative label: Upper Paleolithic
broader: Palaeolithic
has beginning: -40000
has end: -10000
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The third and last subdivision of the Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age; characterized by the development of projectile points made from bony materials and the development of fine blade flint tools. Circa -40000 BCE to -10000 BCE.
notation: UPA

Post Medieval
type: Concept
alternative label: Post Mediaeval
alternative label: Post-Mediaeval
alternative label: Post-Medieval
narrower: Hanoverian
narrower: Stuart
narrower: Tudor
narrower: Victorian
broader: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
has beginning: 1540
has end: 1901
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Begins with the dissolution of the monasteries (c.1540) and ends with the death of Queen Victoria (1901). Use more specific period where known.
notation: PM

Victorian
type: Concept
broader: Post Medieval
has beginning: 1837
has end: 1901
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837 CE to 1901 CE).
notation: VIC

Prehistoric
type: Concept
alternative label: Prehistory
narrower: Early Prehistoric
narrower: Later Prehistoric
broader: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
has beginning: -1000000
has end: 0043
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: For monuments that can be identified only to a date range from Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Circa -1000000 BCE to 43 CE.
notation: PR

Roman
type: Concept
alternative label: Romano-British
broader: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
narrower: Antonine
narrower: Flavian
narrower: Hadrianic
narrower: Severan
has beginning: 0043
has end: 0410
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The Roman period traditionally begins with the Roman invasion in 43AD and ends with the emperor Honorius directing Britain to see to it's own defence in 410AD. Circa 43 CE to 410 CE.
notation: RO

Antonine
type: Concept
broader: Roman
has beginning: 0138
has end: 0192
broad match: http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/11/concepts/505126
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Referring to the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius and his successors (from 138 CE) until the late 2nd century. Circa 138 CE to 192 CE.
notation: ROAN

Flavian
type: Concept
broader: Roman
has beginning: 0069
has end: 0096
broad match: http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/11/concepts/505126
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Referring to the reigns of the emperors Vespasian (69-79 CE), Titus (79-81 CE), and Domitian (81-96 CE), that coincided with the dynasty established after the death of Nero in 69 CE. Circa 69 CE to 96 CE.
notation: ROFL

Hadrianic
type: Concept
broader: Roman
has beginning: 0117
has end: 0138
broad match: RO
broad match: http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/11/concepts/505126
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Referring to the reign of Hadrian, 117 to 138 CE.
notation: ROHA

Severan
type: Concept
broader: Roman
has beginning: 0193
has end: 0235
broad match: http://purl.org/heritagedata/schemes/11/concepts/505126
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Referring to the Severan dynasty who were Emperors of Rome in 193-235 CE.
notation: ROSE

Uncertain
type: Concept
alternative label: Unknown
broader: Archaeological and Cultural Periods
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Catch all for uncertain period allocations
notation: UN

Phanerozoic
type: Concept
broader: Geological Time Scale
narrower: Cenozoic
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The Phanerozoic is the current eon in the geologic time scale. It extends from approximately 542 million years ago until the present and is marked by the rapid expansion and evolution of life forms allowed by the development of plants carrying out photosynthesis, thus releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. It contains the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
notation: GPHA

Geological Time Scale
type: Concept
narrower: Phanerozoic
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: An internationally recognized time scale of Earth's history since the planet's formative period subdivided into eons, eras, periods, and epochs.
notation: geology
top concept of: Historic England Periods

Cenozoic
type: Concept
broader: Phanerozoic
narrower: Quaternary
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The youngest era of the Phanerozoic. It follows the Mesozoic, extending from about 65 million years ago to the present. During the Cenozoic, flora and fauna evolved toward their present state and the continents assumed their modern configuration. The Cenozoic comprises two periods: the Tertiary (with its five epochs) and the Quaternary.
notation: GCEN

Quaternary
type: Concept
broader: Cenozoic
narrower: Pleistocene
narrower: Holocene
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The Quaternary is the second major division of geologic time in the Cenozoic era, following the Tertiary period. It extends from about 1.8 million years ago to the present. It is divided into Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
notation: QUA

Pleistocene
type: Concept
broader: Quaternary
has beginning: -2500000
has end: -11700
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: On the geologic time scale the earlier and longer epoch of the Quaternary. The Pleistocene extends from about 1.8 million years ago to 10,000 BCE. It is best known as the time when Earth entered its most recent period of glaciation.
notation: QPLE

Holocene
type: Concept
broader: Quaternary
has beginning: -11700
has end: 2100
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The second epoch of the Quaternary and the most recent geologic interval of time. It extends from about 10,000 BCE to the present. It coincides with the late and post-Stone Age history of the human species.
notation: QHOL

Bronze Age
type: Concept
broader: Later Prehistoric
narrower: Early Bronze Age
narrower: Late Bronze Age
narrower: Middle Bronze Age
has beginning: -2600
has end: -0700
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: This period follows on from the Neolithic and is characterized by the increasing use of Bronzework. It is subdivided in the Early, Middle and Late Bronze Age. Circa -2600 BCE to -700 BCE.
notation: BA

Centuries
type: Concept
narrower: 1st Century
narrower: 10th Century
narrower: 11th Century
narrower: 12th Century
narrower: 13th Century
narrower: 14th Century
narrower: 15th Century
narrower: 16th Century
narrower: 17th Century
narrower: 18th Century
narrower: 19th Century
narrower: 2nd Century
narrower: 20th Century
narrower: 21st Century
narrower: 3rd Century
narrower: 4th Century
narrower: 5th Century
narrower: 6th Century
narrower: 7th Century
narrower: 8th Century
narrower: 9th Century
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: A period of time equal to 100-years; more specifically, around the Christian or Common era.
notation: century
top concept of: Historic England Periods

Iron Age
type: Concept
narrower: Early Iron Age
narrower: Late Iron Age
narrower: Middle Iron Age
broader: Later Prehistoric
has beginning: -0800
has end: 0043
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: This period follows on from the Bronze Age and is characterized by the use of iron for making tools and monuments such as hillforts and oppida. The Iron Age is taken to end with the Roman invasion. Circa -800 BCE to 43 CE.
notation: IA

Archaeological and Cultural Periods
type: Concept
narrower: Early Medieval
narrower: Medieval
narrower: Post Medieval
narrower: Prehistoric
narrower: Roman
narrower: Uncertain
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Time periods to associate with cultural heritage artefacts or monuments.
notation: period
top concept of: Historic England Periods

Georgian
type: Concept
broader: Hanoverian
narrower: Regency
has beginning: 1714
has end: 1830
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to or characteristic of the reigns of any of the first four kings of Great Britain called George (1714 CE to 1830 CE).
notation: GEO

Regency
type: Concept
broader: Georgian
has beginning: 1660
has end: 1685
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period between 1811 and 1820, following the relapse of George III, when his son George, Prince of Wales, was appointed Prince Regent to discharge royal functions.
notation: REG

Hanoverian
type: Concept
narrower: Georgian
broader: Post Medieval
has beginning: 1714
has end: 1837
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of the monarchs of the House of Hanover (1714 CE to 1837 CE).
notation: HAN

Jacobean
type: Concept
broader: Stuart
has beginning: 1603
has end: 1625
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of James I of England (VI of Scotland). (1603 CE to 1625 CE).
notation: JAC

Stuart
type: Concept
narrower: Jacobean
narrower: Caroline
broader: Post Medieval
has beginning: 1603
has end: 1714
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of the Stuart kings of England including the Commonwealth inter-regnum (1603 CE to 1714 CE).
notation: STU

Caroline
type: Concept
broader: Stuart
has beginning: 1625
has end: 1649
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of King Charles I (1625 CE to 1649 CE).
notation: CAR

Elizabethan
type: Concept
broader: Tudor
has beginning: 1558
has end: 1603
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of Elizabeth I of England (1558 CE to 1603 CE).
notation: LIZ

Tudor
type: Concept
narrower: Elizabethan
broader: Post Medieval
has beginning: 1485
has end: 1603
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: Dating to the reign of the Tudor monarchs. (1485 CE to 1603 CE).
notation: TUD

Interwar
type: Concept
broader: Mid 20th Century
broader: Early 20th Century
has beginning: 1919
has end: 1939
in scheme: Historic England Periods
issued: 2025-07-17T16:46:30
license: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
attribution URL: https://historicengland.org.uk/
attribution name: Historic England
publisher: historicengland.org.uk
spatial: http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002445
spatial: England
scope note: The period of the 20th Century that begins with the end of the FIrst World War and ends with the start of the Second World War (1919 CE to 1939 CE).
notation: INTER

C1
scope note: Use for phases and events dating to the 1st Century of the common era (1 CE to 100 CE).
notation: C01