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Chronology UK Flashcards

1
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55 - 54 Before Christ

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Julius Caesar invades England

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2
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Length of Roman occupation

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400 years

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3
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King of Wessex - qui et quand?

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Alfred the Great in 871

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4
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First king of England - qui et quand?

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Edward the Confessor in 1042

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5
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Norman conquest - qui, quand & conséquence

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William the Conqueror becomes king in 1066

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6
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Magna Carta - date & meaning

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1215 & limits the power of the king

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7
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Act of Supremacy - date

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1534

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8
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Act of Supremacy - consequence

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Henry 8 breaks with Rome. Catholicism is replaced by Protestantism

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9
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Elizabeth I reign

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1558-1603 + Catholicism is banned

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10
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Execution of Mary Stuart - date & why?

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1587 + she was a Catholic

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11
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Spanish Armada

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1588

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12
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James 7 becomes James I of Scotland

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1603

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13
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Charles I governs without Parliament

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1629 - 1640

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14
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Civil War - date

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1642 - 1648

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15
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Civil War - opponents

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Cromwell and puritans vs Charles I

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16
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Charles 2 becomes King

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1660

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17
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Habeas Corpus - date

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1679

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18
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Habeas Corpus - meaning

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no imprisonment without fair trial

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19
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Glorious Revolution - date

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1688

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20
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Glorious Revolution - meaning

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Renverser James 2

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21
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Bill of Rights - date

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1689

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22
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Bill of Rights - meaning

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Parliamentary monarchy

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23
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Act of Settlement - date

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1701

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24
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Act of Settlement - meaning

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Catholics cannot access the throne nor illegitimate children

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25
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Act of Union - date

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1707

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26
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Act of Union - meaning

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Union of Scotland and England

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27
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Hanovarian dynasty - date

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1714

28
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Hanovarian dynasty - type of monarchy

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Constitutional monarchy

29
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Independance of American Colonies

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1776

30
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Industrial Revolution - date

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1770s

31
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Second Act of Union - date

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1801

32
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Second Act of Union - meaning

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UK and Ireland unite

33
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Catholic - freedom of worship

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1829

34
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First Reform Act - date

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1832

35
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First Reform Act - meaning

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Right to vote extended to Middle Class

36
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Creation of Trade Unions

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1868

37
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Education Act - date

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1870

38
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Education Act - meaning

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Primary school free for all

39
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Education Act - meaning

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Primary school free for all

40
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Ballot Act - date

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1872

41
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Ballot Act - meaning

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voting becomes secret

42
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Victoria becomes Empress of India - date

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1876

43
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Creation of Labour Party

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1900

44
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Second Reform Act - date

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1867

45
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Second Reform Act - meaning

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Les hommes qui payaient £10 de taxes ont le droit de vote

46
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Third Reform Act - date

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1884

47
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Third Reform Act - meaning

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Tous les hommes ont le droit de voter

48
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Parliament Act - date

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1911

49
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Parliament Act - meaning

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House of Lords lose its right of veto

50
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Britain enters WWI - date

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1914

51
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Representation of the people Act - date

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1918

52
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Representation of the people Act - meaning

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All men have over 21 right to vote + woman over 30 & who paid taxes

53
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General Strike - date & meaning

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1926 & mines owners wanted to reduce miners’ wage

54
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Second Representation of the people Act - date

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1928

55
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Second Representation of the people Act - meaning

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All men and women above 21 can vote

56
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Britain declares war on Germany - date

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1939

57
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Beveridge Report - date

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1942

58
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D-Day - date

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1944

59
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Creation of Welfare State + NHS

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1945 : Welfare State
1948 : NHS

60
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India, Pakistan etc.. independency - period

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1947 - 1949

61
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UK enters NATO - date

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1949

62
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Suez Canal issue - date

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1956

63
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Abortion Act - date

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1967

64
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Miners’ strike - date & why

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1984 & because Thatcher wanted to close mines

65
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Channel Tunnel - date

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1994

66
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Leave or Remain referendum

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2016

67
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UK leaves EU

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2020

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