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Nelson beat the French navy and stopped France invading Britain. In 1815 Wellington%u2019s army beat Napoleon%u2019s army and ended over twenty years of war.
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Louis Pasteur first suggested that germs cause disease. This led to inoculations and antiseptics and to improved health for millions.
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By the 1880s we could watch the Football League and the county cricket championship. Professional sport gave us a completely new kind of entertainment.
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all men and women over 21 had the vote for the first time. This led to new laws and reforms that still affect everyone's lives.
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Instead of working on farms, people like us moved to towns. Our lives were very different in the crowded towns with lots of new inventions such as railways.
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We executed the King. Parliament ruled the country for 10 years before there was a new king. This began to change ideas about who should govern the country.
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Britain %u2019s American colonies won their independence and created the USA.
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New religions developed. All the monasteries were closed which hurt the poor. Some people were executed because they opposed the changes.
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The English navy stopped the Spanish invasion fleet, the Armada.
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Over 40% of people died but it led to everyone becoming free and improvements to everyday life that lasted for hundreds of years.
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Henry V and his archers won a great victory over the French. This led to England ruling parts of France for the next 40 years.
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We conquered England. We became the new rulers and built castles to protect us from the English.
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The barons forced King John to agree to rules about he governed the country. This didn%u2019t include letting ordinary people having a say in government.
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We built roads and baths and changed the way Britons lived for 400 years.
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We brought the language you still use today. We were the first English people.
