George III, who ruled between 1760 and 1820, was the first truly British monarch of the Hanoverian kings.
The case for union found much favour among the political elite during the 1690s, mainly because of the poor state of the economy.
In 1688 the country was invaded by a foreign army and its King fled, as the Crown was offered by Parliament to his own nephew and son-in-law
It started at a bakery belonging to the King's baker, Thomas Farriner. It is believed he initially put out the fire after a spark from his oven hit fuel in his kitchen.
The causes of the wars were complex and many-layered. At the centre of the conflict were disagreements about religion, and discontent over the king's use of power and his economic policies
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England during the Opening of Parliament in November 1605
Reign of King George III
Union of England and Scotland to form Great Britain.
glorius revolution
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The 1851 exhibition was the first ever international exhibition of manufactured products. It inspired a long succession of international fairs in other cities, including Paris, Dublin, New York, Vienna and Chicago – almost one a year for the rest of the 19th century.
Women and girls, and boys under the age of 10, were not allowed to work underground. Boys under the age of 15 were not allowed to work machinery.
Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, on 22 January 1901 after a reign which lasted almost 64 years, then the longest in British history
King George III signed into law the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, banning trading in enslaved people in the British Empire
Act of Union, (Jan. 1, 1801), legislative agreement uniting Great Britain (England and Scotland) and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The most important and dramatic statement comes near the end: “That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” It declares a complete break with Britain and its King and claims the powers of an independent country.
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Mines Act restricts child labor
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The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
British Invasion, musical movement of the mid-1960s composed of British rock-and-roll (“beat”) groups whose popularity spread rapidly to the United States. The Beatles' triumphant arrival in New York City on February 7, 1964, opened America's doors to a wealth of British musical talent.
Elizabeth was 25 years old when she assumed the throne in 1952 following the death of her father, King George VI.
The Blitz was an aerial bombing campaign conducted by the Luftwaffe against British cities. Over a period of nine months, over 43,500 civilians were killed in the raids, which focused on major cities and industrial centres.
During 1916-1917, the House of Commons Speaker, James William Lowther, chaired a conference on electoral reform which recommended limited women's suffrage.
The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand (June 28, 1914) was the main catalyst for the start of the Great War (World War I)
Falklands War with Argentina
Cultural revolution and music scene (Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc.).
Queen Elizabeth II becomes monarch
The Blitz during World War II
Women over 21 granted the right to vote
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