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Dates Flashcards

1
Q

When did the first farmers come to Britain

A

6,000 years ago

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2
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When did people learn how to make bronze?

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4,000 years ago

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3
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Romans ruling Britain

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43 - 410 AD

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4
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When did the first Christian communities appear in Britain?

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3rd and 4th centuries AD

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5
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Magna Carta

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1215

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6
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Middle Ages

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1066 - 1485

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7
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William the Conqueror (of Normandy) conquering England at the Battle of Hastings (Bayeux Tapestry)

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1066

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8
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When was the Statue of Rhuddlan introduced?

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1284

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9
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Elizabethan period

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1500s

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10
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Battle of Bannockburn

A

1314

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11
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The Black Death

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1348

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12
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English becoming preferred language of courts and official documents

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1400

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13
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Battle of Bosworth Field

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1485

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14
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War of the Roses

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1455

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16
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When did Scotland abolish the authority of the Pope?

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1560

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17
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Act for the Government of Wales

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1679

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18
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Defeat of the last of the Welsh rebellions

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Mid-15th century

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19
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Habeas Corpus Act

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1679

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20
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada

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1588

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21
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Beginning of English Civil War

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1640

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22
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Henry Purcell (organist at Westminster Abbey)

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1659 - 1695

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23
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Oliver Cromwell titled Lord Protector

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1640s - 1650s

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24
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Bill of Rights

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1689

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26
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The Restoration (of the monarchy)

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1660

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27
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The Great Plague

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1665

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28
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Act of Union

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1707

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30
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The Glorious Revolution

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1688

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31
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The Enlightment

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1700s

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32
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Industrial Revolution

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Mid-1700s to 1800s

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34
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Hugunots - French Protestants fleeing prosecution and settling in England

35
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Reform Act

36
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When was Florence Nightingale born

37
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Emancipation Act

38
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When did Queen Victoria become queen?

39
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Sir Robert Walpole as PM

A

1721 - 1742

41
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Victorian Age

A

1837 - 1901

43
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American colonies declare independence over taxation

44
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When were films first shown in the UK?

45
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Battle of Trafalgar

46
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Battle of Waterloo

47
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The Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace)

48
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Home Rule - Ireland

49
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Easter rising against the British

49
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Modern Era

50
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WWI

A

1914 - 1918

51
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Women’s suffrage

A

1918 (vote at 30+ years)

1928 (vote at 21 years)

52
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Peace treaty splitting Ireland in two

53
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Boer War in South Africa

A

1889 - 1902

54
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When did the BBC start the first radio broadcast?

55
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When did Ireland split into 2 countries?

56
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The Great Depression

57
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Battle of the Somme WW1

58
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WWI end

A

11:00h on 11/11/1918

59
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Beveridge Report

59
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Education Act

59
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NHS and social security system

A

1945 - 1950

60
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Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

61
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Independence for India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka

61
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German invasion of Poland leading the UK and France to declare war on Germany

61
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Evacuation of Dunkirk

61
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Battle of Britain

62
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Post-war labour shortages leading to recruitment of workers from India, Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh

63
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Increasing wealth and liberalisation of social laws (e.g. abortion and divorce)

64
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Clement Attlee becomes Churchill’s Deputy PM

65
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When did England win the World Cup?

66
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UK joins the EEC

67
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When did hereditary peers lose the automatic right to attend the House of Lords?

68
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Good Friday Agreement leading to establishment of Northern Irish parliament

69
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Scottish parliament & Welsh assembly are established

69
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Argentina invading the Falkland Islands

71
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English settlers begining to move to North American colonies

A

During Queen Elizabeth I’s reign

72
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St David’s day

A

1st of March

73
Q

How long is Hannukah celebrated for?

A

Hannukah is in November or December and is celebrated for eight days.

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