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1
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1896

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Films shown publicly in UK

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1895

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National Trust founded

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3
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1999 a

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Hereditary Peers lost automatic rights to attend H. of Lords

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4
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1455

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Roses War

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5
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1485

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Bosworth Battle ended Roses war

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6
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1928 a

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Fully democratic voting - women and men vote at age 21

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7
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1999 b

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Scottish and Welsh parliaments formed

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8
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1922 a

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North Ireland split from Ire, N.I. parliament formed

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9
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1969

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Men and women vote at age 18

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10
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1642

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Civil War started

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11
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1649

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Charles I executed

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12
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1658

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O. Cromwell died

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13
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1660

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Charles II made King, restoration

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14
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1665

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Plague outbreak in London

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15
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1666

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Great Fire of London

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16
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1688

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William of Orange invade England, become king; Glorious Revolution

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17
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1690

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Battle of the Boyne

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18
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1689

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Bill of Rights, more power to Parliament

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19
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1707

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Act of Union created UK

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20
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1721

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First prime minister created R. Walpole

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21
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1833

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Emancipation Act abolished slavery

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22
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1783

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America won independence war, UK recognised colonies independence

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23
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1805

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Trafalgar Battle

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24
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1815

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Napoleon defeated at Waterloo

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25
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1837

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Victoria is made Queen

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26
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1847

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Law to limit working hrs to max 10/day

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27
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1851

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Great Exhibition in Hyde Park

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28
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1853

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Crimean War

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29
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1860

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Nightingale school for nurses created in London

30
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1832

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Reform Act, abolished rotten and pocket boroughs, more people to vote

31
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1889

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Franchise League = married women can vote

32
Q

1899

33
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1865

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R. Kipling was born

34
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1949

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Ireland became republic

35
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1560

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Scotland abolished Pope authority

36
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1215

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Magna Charta

37
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43AD

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Romans invade england

38
Q

1695

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Free press developed

39
Q

50M years ago

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Giants’ Causeway formed

40
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1840

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Punch satyrical cartoon published

41
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1922 b

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First BBC radio transmission

42
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1929

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First BBC TV service in the world

43
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1940

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Churchill is made PM

44
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1945

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Fleming is Nobel prize for Medicine

45
Q

1948 a

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NHS established

46
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1947

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9 commonwealth countries got independence from UK rule

47
Q

2012 a

A

Q. Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

48
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1415

A

Agincourt Battle

49
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1973

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UK joins EEC

50
Q

1776

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13 american colonies declared independence

51
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1679

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Habea Corpus Act passed

52
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1656

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First jews came to settle in London

53
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1606

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Union Flag was created

54
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1936

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BBC has a regular TV service

55
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1902

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First motor car races in UK

56
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1908

A

1st olympic games in uk

57
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1948 b

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2nd olympic games

58
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2012 b

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3rd olympic games

59
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1348

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Black Death outbreak

60
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1400

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Canterbury Tales

61
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1957

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EU formed, Treaty of Rome

62
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1950

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UK signed European Convention of Human Rights

63
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1746

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Battle of Culloden, Scots jacobites lost against English army. Bonnie prince Charlie (Charles Edward stuart) against British government

64
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1928 b

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Emily Pankhurst died (suffragette)

65
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1952

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Queen Elizabeth II (late queen) started her reign

66
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1903

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E. Pankhurst founded women social and political union WSPU

67
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1962

A

Lawrence of Arabia released

68
Q

2014

A

International forces have full security responsibility in afghanistan

69
Q

1990

A

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

70
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2009

A

UK soldiers left Iraq

71
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AD 789

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First attacks of vikings in England.

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