Union of Scotland and England, Last time a monarch vetoed legislation
Elector of Hanover establishes the Royal House of Hanover, 1st Jacobite Rebellion, War of the Quadruple Alliance
South Sea Bubble, Robert Walpole becomes First Lord of the Treasury (1st Prime Minister), Treaty of Hanover
Molasses Act, Newton's Differential Calculus is published, Oldest English Newspaper is published
War of Jenkins' Ear, 2nd Jacobite Rebellion, Kilts are banned in Scotland, War of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War, Death of General Wolfe, Industrial Revolution begins in Britain, adoption of the Gregorian Calander
Mad King George ascends the throne, Captain Cook leaves on his 1st voyage of discovery, Pontiac's War, British occupation of Manilla
Boston Tea Party, American War of Independence, James Watt produces his first steam engines
Loss of the 13 Colonies, Sir William Herschel discovers Uranus naming it after King George III, The First Fleet sets up a penal colony in Botany Bay
Britain enters the French Revolutionary Wars, Battle of the Nile, Irish rebellion, Britain establishes a colonial prescene in South Africa
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, Battle of Trafalgar, Elgin marbles are brought to London
Prince of Wales becomes regnant, Assassination of Prime Minister Spencer Perceval, Battle of Waterloo
London becomes world's largest city, Death penalty is repealed for over 100 crimes, World's 1st railway opens between Stockton and Darlington, Catholic relief Act
Great Reform Act, Abolition of Slavery, Ascension of Victoria, 1st Potato Famine in Ireland, Britain invades the Falkland islands
Repeal of the Corn Laws, News of the World first published, Chartist Petition, End of the 1st Opium War
Crimean War, Governance of India is transferred to the Crown, The Great Exhibition, Indian Mutiny, Orsini Affair
Abolition of the Paper duties, Opening of the Suez Canal, FA is founded, American Civil War, British North America Act establishes Canada, 2nd Reform Act
Civil Service and Army reforms, Irish Land War, Disraeli at the Congress of Berlin, Anglo-Zulu war, Secret Ballot Act
Phoenix Park Murders, Jack the Ripper, British Occupation of Egypt, 1st Home Rule Bill, Fall of Khartoum and the death of General Gordon, 3rd Reform Act, 1st Boer war
2nd Home Rule bill fails, 1st telephone link between London and Paris, Death duties introduced
Foundation of the Labour party, Old Age Pensions introduced, People's Budget, Foundation of the Scouts, Queen Victoria dies, 2nd Boer War
National Insurance Act, Female Suffrage is legalised, Sinking of the Titanic, Battle of the Somme, Treaty of Versailles, Scott races Amundsen to the South Pole,
Independence of Ireland, Wall St Crash, All women over 21 get the vote, First Labour government
Iraqi Independence, Abdication Crisis, Munich Agreement-Peace in our time, Crystal Palace fire
The Battle of Britain, Dunkirk evacuation, NHS established, 2nd London Olympics, Churchill becomes Prime Minister
Suez Crisis, Indian Independence, Elizabeth II is crowned, Rationing ends
British Invasion, England win the World Cup, Doctor Who begins, Formation of South Africa, Wind of Change speech
Decimalisation of coinage, Bloody Sunday, UK joins the EEC Common Market, Winter of Discontent
Falklands war, Miners' strike, Lockerbie bombing, IRA attempted assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Good Friday peace agreement, Death of Princess Diana, Dolly the sheep, Ordination of female CofE priests, Channel Tunnel is opened
7/7 London bombings, Global Financial Crisis, Legalisation of same-sex marriages, Queen Mother dies
Phone hacking scandal, August riots, Arab Spring, Royal Wedding, 3rd UK Olympics
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