Chronology UK Flashcards
55 - 54 Before Christ
Julius Caesar invades England
Length of Roman occupation
400 years
King of Wessex - qui et quand?
Alfred the Great in 871
First king of England - qui et quand?
Edward the Confessor in 1042
Norman conquest - qui, quand & conséquence
William the Conqueror becomes king in 1066
Magna Carta - date & meaning
1215 & limits the power of the king
Act of Supremacy - date
1534
Act of Supremacy - consequence
Henry 8 breaks with Rome. Catholicism is replaced by Protestantism
Elizabeth I reign
1558-1603 + Catholicism is banned
Execution of Mary Stuart - date & why?
1587 + she was a Catholic
Spanish Armada
1588
James 7 becomes James I of Scotland
1603
Charles I governs without Parliament
1629 - 1640
Civil War - date
1642 - 1648
Civil War - opponents
Cromwell and puritans vs Charles I
Charles 2 becomes King
1660
Habeas Corpus - date
1679
Habeas Corpus - meaning
no imprisonment without fair trial
Glorious Revolution - date
1688
Glorious Revolution - meaning
Renverser James 2
Bill of Rights - date
1689
Bill of Rights - meaning
Parliamentary monarchy
Act of Settlement - date
1701
Act of Settlement - meaning
Catholics cannot access the throne nor illegitimate children
Act of Union - date
1707
Act of Union - meaning
Union of Scotland and England
Hanovarian dynasty - date
1714
Hanovarian dynasty - type of monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Independance of American Colonies
1776
Industrial Revolution - date
1770s
Second Act of Union - date
1801
Second Act of Union - meaning
UK and Ireland unite
Catholic - freedom of worship
1829
First Reform Act - date
1832
First Reform Act - meaning
Right to vote extended to Middle Class
Creation of Trade Unions
1868
Education Act - date
1870
Education Act - meaning
Primary school free for all
Education Act - meaning
Primary school free for all
Ballot Act - date
1872
Ballot Act - meaning
voting becomes secret
Victoria becomes Empress of India - date
1876
Creation of Labour Party
1900
Second Reform Act - date
1867
Second Reform Act - meaning
Les hommes qui payaient £10 de taxes ont le droit de vote
Third Reform Act - date
1884
Third Reform Act - meaning
Tous les hommes ont le droit de voter
Parliament Act - date
1911
Parliament Act - meaning
House of Lords lose its right of veto
Britain enters WWI - date
1914
Representation of the people Act - date
1918
Representation of the people Act - meaning
All men have over 21 right to vote + woman over 30 & who paid taxes
General Strike - date & meaning
1926 & mines owners wanted to reduce miners’ wage
Second Representation of the people Act - date
1928
Second Representation of the people Act - meaning
All men and women above 21 can vote
Britain declares war on Germany - date
1939
Beveridge Report - date
1942
D-Day - date
1944
Creation of Welfare State + NHS
1945 : Welfare State
1948 : NHS
India, Pakistan etc.. independency - period
1947 - 1949
UK enters NATO - date
1949
Suez Canal issue - date
1956
Abortion Act - date
1967
Miners’ strike - date & why
1984 & because Thatcher wanted to close mines
Channel Tunnel - date
1994
Leave or Remain referendum
2016
UK leaves EU
2020