Timelines: Milestones since 1969 to 1940

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This document summarizes the timeline of England's history. Some of the crucial years that witnessed path-breaking changes in the course of its development are:
1215 : Magna Carta by King John
1603: James I, a Scotsman, ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth had no heir and England was called Britain
1649: Charles I was beheaded by an Irishman named Gunning
1651-1660: The Navigation Act was passed.
1653: Oliver Cromwell came to power
1660: Foundation of the Royal Society
1662: Act of Uniformity was passed and a series of regulations to ensure a greater conformity to the tenets of the Church of England called a pro-Anglican bill was passed
1662: Licensing Act curbed the influence of the press and led to censorship and regulation of the number of publishers
1685: James II came to power
1688: The Glorious Revolution brought about a permanent realignment of power within the English constitution.
1689: The Bill of rights, 1689 was passed. The Act of Toleration maintained the structure of the Church of England but allowed dissenting groups to meet in licensed chapels
1694: The Bank of England was established. Inventions such as the steam engine marked a new beginning. 1701: The Act of Settlement was passed. It guarantied the Protestant succession by offering the throne to the House of Hanovre if Queen Ann had no heir.
1750-1800: production of cast iron was increased
1750-1800: The population increased by 43% and stood at 10,5 million people.

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[...] Les grandes dates de l'Histoire anglaise : 1649 2005 Dates 1215 : Magna Carta by King John 1603 : since James the Ist, a Scotsman ascended the throne as Elizabeth had no heir, England was called Britain 1649 : Charlest Ist beheaded 1651-1660: the Navigation Act 1653 : Cromwell came to power 1660 : foundation of the Royal Society 1662 : Act of Uniformity : a series of regulations to ensure a greater conformity to the tenets of the church of England pro-Anglican bill) 1662 : Licensing Act curbed the influence of the press (censorship+regulation of the number of publishers) 1685 : James II 1688 : The Glorious Revolution 1689 : The Bill of rights 1689 : Act of Toleration : maintained the structure of the Church of England but allowed dissenting groups to meet in licensed chapels 1694: the Bank of England beginning XVIIIth century : steam engine then improved by Watt 1701 : the Act of Settlement : It guarantied the Protestant succession by offering the throne to the House of Hanovre (German!) if Queen Ann had no heir 1750-1800 : production of cats iron multiplied by 4 1750-1800: the population increased by 43%_10,5 million people from 1760 : construction of canals 1770 : Priestly isolated oxygen 1776 : declaration of independence of the USA 1779 : the mule jenny by Crampton 1780-1790 : quantity of imported wool multiplied by : the Act of Union 1800 : in Ireland of the land was owned by British land owners + 70% of the population in the agriculture 1801 : famine in Ireland 1823 : foundation of the Catholic association y O'Connell 1829: Catholic emancipation 1830's : titles reduced in Ireland 1830's-1850-1875 : developement of railways-6000miles-15000miles 1830-1874 : Liberal domination (except Peel) 1833-1845 : Oxford Movement 1837-1901: Queen Victoria's reign 1837-1875 : industrial production was multiplied by : city dwellers outnumbered county 1800: only London numbered more than inhabitants and in 1850: 10 cities “(Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow ) 1845 : the Potato Famine in Ireland 1846 : Peel repealed the Corn Laws 1851: Great Exhibition, 1st use of the term “Victorian the Cristal palace 1855 : stamp duties abolished 1858 : The Irish Republican Brotherhood 1859 : The Origin of species Darwin 1859 : birth of the Liberal Party when a group of radicals and Whigs met to oust the Tory government with Disraeli 1869 : M. [...]

[...] Arnold : Culture and anarchy 1869 : disestablishment of the Church of England 1870's : creation of the Home Rule League + the Irish Land League 1871 : The descent of man Darwin 1874-1900 : Conservative Party 1878 : Irishmen owned of their land 1880 : London 4 million inhabitants 1880's : in London of the population lived under the poverty rate 1880 : 50% of the land was owned by 750 families 1881 : “England for by Hyndman 1881 : the Act of Coercion 1886-1887 : violent riots lead by Hindman 1900 : creation of the Sinn Fein 1909: the People's budget 1910 : the different colonies of South Africa were unified 1911: the Parliament act 1914: Irishmen owned 2/3 of their land 1916 : the Easter rising 1919-1921 : Civil War 1926 : the Imperial Conference 1931: birth of the Commonwealth with the status of Westminster 1935: Indian Act 1936 : Egypt &Britain signed an agreement about the Suez Canal which maintained it under the control of British troops 1940 : Chamberlain resigned and Churchill was appointed, beginning of the Blitz 1940 : 13 may Churchill's speech “Blood, toil, tears and sweat” 1945: the phrase “special relationship” was used for the 1st time by Churchill in a speech to the Commons should not abandon our special relationship with the USA and Canada about the atomic bomb.” 1945-1997 : 75% of the population turned out to vote 1947: independence of India &Pakistan 1948 : Apartheid was institutionalised 1950's: the Butskellite consensus 1952: King Farourk was overthrown by Egyptian nationalists 1953 : Churchill tried to revive the special relationship with the US 1953-1955: informal correspondence between Churchill &Eisenhower 1956 : -The Suez Canal Crisis : the USA refused to follow Britain and the expedition turned into a real humiliation for Britain which put an end to the special relationship for a while 1957: Ghana, the first African colony that joined the Common Wealth 1958: life peerages created 1958: 2nd Parliament act 1961: proclamation of the republic of South Africa 1973 : UK entered the EEC 1976: after a speech delivered, the USSR nicknamed Thatcher the Iron lady 1980's : the UK allowed US to station cruise missiles at British bases 1982 : The Falkland islands 1984: want my money back.” Thatcher managed to reduce Britain's financial contribution to the EEC budget 1986: US's bombing raid in Libya, supported by the UK 1988: Thatcher's “Bruges speech” 1990 : the Westland affair + Howe resignation 1998: The Lords refused the extradition of Pinochet. [...]