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Dates - Civilisation Britannique Flashcards

1
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What happened around the year 1170?

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Foundation of Oxford University

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2
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What happened in 1167?

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Henry II banned English students from attending Paris University

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3
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What happened in 1210?

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Foundation of Cambridge University

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4
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What happened in 1534?

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Act of Supremacy -> Henry VIII becomes Head of the Church

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5
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What happened in 1536?

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Act extinguishing the Authority of the Pope

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6
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What happened between 1536 and 1539?

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Acts for the Dissolution of Lesser and Larger Monasteries

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7
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What happened between 1553 and 1558?

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Reign of ‘Bloody’ Mary Tudor

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8
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What happened between 1558 and 1603?

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Reign of Elizabeth I (ends with her death)

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9
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What happened in 1563?

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The Thirty-Nine Articles

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10
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In which decade happened the Puritan revolution?

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1640’s

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11
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In which decade are the Jews reinvited to England? By whom?

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1640’s - Oliver Cromwell

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12
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What happened in 1688?

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Toleration Act -> Freedom of worship

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13
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In which decade are the Test and Corporation Acts abolished?

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1830’s

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14
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What happened from 1625 to 1649?

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Reign of Charles I (ends with his beheading/death)

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15
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What happened in 1642?

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Climax of the war between Cavaliers and Roundheads

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16
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What happened from 1649 to 1660?

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The Commonwealth (Republic)

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17
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When did Oliver Cromwell die?

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in 1658

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18
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What happened after 1660?

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Charles II is made king after he had been exiled during the Commonwealth’s time

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19
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What happened in 1660?

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Act of Indemnity and Oblivion which pardons the republicans but those didn’t save the criticizers from getting arrested

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20
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What happened in 1679?

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Habeus Corpus Act (banning arbitrary arrest)

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21
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What happened in 1688?

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William of Orange and his wife Mary are made king and queen

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22
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What happened from 1685 to 1688?

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Reign of James I

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23
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What happened in 1689?

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Bill of Rights -> liberties of subjects that the monarch can’t get involved with

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24
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What happened in 1707?

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Act of Union between Scotland and England

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25
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What happened in 1283?

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Annexation of Wales by Edward I (aka “the Hammer of the Scots”)

26
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What happened in 1314?

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Defeat of Bannockburn (England lost and stops attacking Scotland, Scotland remains independent)

27
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What happened in 1603?

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James VI of Scotland becomes king after Elizabeth I’s death

28
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What happened from 1715 to 1745?

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Major rebellions against England arose in the Highlands

29
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What happened in 1745?

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The Battle of Culloden, Scotland (poorly armed and prepared) lost against the ‘red coats’ of England despite having French backing

30
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What happened in 1793?

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UK membership of the EEC (European Economic Community)

31
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What happened in 1997?

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Referendum on Devolution in Scotland: ‘yes’ majority

32
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What happened in 1995?

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Referendum for Scottish Independence, defeated by a narrow majority

33
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What happened in 2015?

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Scottish National Party has a majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament

34
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What happened in 2016?

A

Scotland massively votes for ‘Remain’ in the Brexit Referendum

35
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What happened in 1776?

A

Defense of manhood suffrage in the US revolution by Major Cartwright “Take your Choice”

36
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What happened in 1791?

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Defense of manhood suffrage in the French revolution by Tom Paine “Right of Man”

37
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In which decade has the movement for Parliamentary Reform revived?

A

1810’s

38
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What happened in 1815?

A

End of Napoleonic Wars

39
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In which decade do the Luddite (machine-breaking) riots happen?

A

1810’s

40
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What happened in 1832?

A

The Great Reform Act

41
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What happened in 1828?

A

Non-anglicans are granted full civic rights

42
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What movement happened from 1838 to 48?

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The Chartist Movement (workers protesting to get new rights)

43
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What happened in 1867?

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Tory Bill extended the franchise to (male) urban skilled workers

44
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What happened in 1884?

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Liberal Bill extended the franchise to rural workers.

45
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What happened in 1918?

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Manhood suffrage granted (for 21 y.o men)

46
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What happened in 1969?

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Voting age changed from 21 to 18 y.o

47
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What happened in 1898?

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Creation of the NUWSS (National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies)

48
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What happened in 1903?

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Suffragettes created the WSPU which defended ‘deeds, not words’

49
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What happened in 1918?

A

Right to vote granted to women over 30

50
Q

What happened in 1928?

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Right to vote granted to women over 21

51
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In which decade happened the development of the stream press and thus allows newspapers to be massproduced?

A

1830’s

52
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In which decade has the Manchester Guardian changed to the Guardian and moved to London? (as a prominent national daily)

A

1860’s

53
Q

What happened from 1857 to 1858?

A

The Sepoy Mutiny

54
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What happened in 1857?

A

Annexation of the Oudh by the Sepoy

55
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What happened in March 1857?

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Beginning of the Sepoy Mutiny by a Sepoy that attacked his officers

56
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What happened in 1858?

A

Sepoy Rebellion crushed by British regular troops

57
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What happened in 1876?

A

Queen Victoria gains the title of Empress of India

58
Q

What happened in 1869?

A

Control of Suez Canal

59
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Which wars happened in the years 1880-1881 and 1899-1902?

A

The Boer Wars, in South Africa

60
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What happened from 1873 to 1895?

A

Long Depression in Britain

61
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When was Britain the largest colonial empire on Earth, having control of 1/4 of the world’s lands?

A

in 1914

62
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What happened in 1947?

A

Indian Independence

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