Timeline of Carlisle

Prior to the 19th century

Reign of emperor Nero - Carlisle is burned down.^[1]^[2]
73 - Winter: a Roman timber fort is constructed in what is now the site of Carlisle Castle.^[3]
83 - the Roman fort at Carlisle is reconstructed.^[4]
685 - Saint Cuthbert visits Carlisle.^[5]
1092 - William II invades the area surrounding Carlisle and reincorporates Carlisle into England after it had been taken by the Scots.
1093 - construction on Carlisle Castle begins.
1112 - Carlisle Castle is reconstructed.
1113 - an Augustinian priory becomes Carlisle Cathedral.^[6]
October 1664-June 25, 1665 - Siege of Carlisle takes place in which Covenanters and Parliamentarians besieged Carlisle Castle which was held by Royalist forces loyal to King Charles I during the First English Civil War.
1745
- 13-15 November: Siege of Carlisle takes place during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 in which Jacobite forces led by Charles Edward Stuart successfully took over Carlisle and besieged Carlisle Castle.
- 21-30 December: Siege of Carlisle takes place during the Jacobite Rising of 1745 in which Government forces led by Prince William recaptured Carlisle.
- 30 December: 384 Jacobite prisoners are taken after the Siege of Carlisle. Some are executed while others are sentenced to transportation to the West Indies.

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21st century

2005 - 7 January: the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril burst their banks due to as much as 180 mm rainfall upstream that day.^[11] 2,700 homes were flooded and three people died.
2015 - 5-6 December: Storm Desmond causes flooding to occur in Carlisle. An estimated amount of 2,200 to 3,500 homes were flooded.^[12]

Prior to the 19th century