History of the "modern" English Monarch

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
25th Oct, 1760	King George III becomes king	Information about King George III
19th Apr, 1775	The American Revolutionary War begins	Causes of the war
4th Jul, 1776	America declares independence	Declaration of Independence
3rd Sep, 1783	The Treaty of Paris is signed	Treaty of ParisThis ends the American Revolutionary War
29th Jan, 1820	George IV becomes king	King George IV
26th Jun, 1830	King William IV becomes king	William IV
20th Jun, 1837	Queen Victoria becomes queen	She takes the throne at age 18 Queen Victoria
9th Oct, 1854	Crimean War begins	Crimean War 1854 -1856 Crimean War fought by Britain and France against Russia.
22nd Jan, 1901	Queen Victoria passes away after ruling for 63 years	63 years is the longest anyone in England has ruled to this day.
22nd Jan, 1901	King Edward VII becomes king	King Edward VII
6th May, 1910	King George V becomes king	King George V
20th Jan, 1936	King Edward VIII becomes King	King Edward VIII
11th Dec, 1936	King George VI becomes king	The father of Queen Elizabeth II King George VI
11th Dec, 1936	King Edward VIII gives up his crown	He abdicated the crown to marry Wallis Simpson
1st Sep, 1939	Germany invades Poland, causes the start of World War II	Invasion of Poland
2nd Sep, 1945	World War II ends	World War IIJapan surrenders
6th Feb, 1952	Queen Elizabeth II becomes queen	Queen Elizabeth II
29th Apr, 2011	William (2nd in line to throne) marries Catherine Middleton	Royal wedding
9th Oct, 2011	Queen Elizabeth II is currently Queen
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
9th Oct, 1760 to 9th Oct, 2011	History of the "Modern" English Monarch