Country history · North America

History of Grenada

5 recorded states lay in what is now Grenada, from French Grenada (1649 CE) to Grenada. 2 outside powers ruled here.

ProfileState (capital or seat)Open in the atlas →

Empires that ruled here

Timeline

17th century

  1. French Grenada1649 CE – 1763 CE · colony

18th century

  1. Colony of Grenada1763 CE – 1974 CE · colony

19th century

  1. British Windward Islands1833 CE – 1960 CE · colony

20th century

  1. West Indies Federation1958 CE – 1962 CE · colony
  2. Grenada1974 CE – present · kingdom

In the encyclopedia

Shared histories

States that also lay in other present-day countries:

States of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean → All country histories →

Cite this page
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). History of Grenada. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/grenada
MLA
“History of Grenada.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/grenada. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “History of Grenada.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/grenada.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘History of Grenada’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/countries/grenada (Accessed: ).