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The French tradition of ruling and culture, as well as language and custom, is brought to England
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The principle of limiting arbitrary monarchal power is established
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The separation from the Catholic Church isolates Britain further from the continent by undoing religious connections/ Time of chaos and persecution of Catholics begins.
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There is a Protestant/Catholic chasm after the Reformation. King Henry VIII established the Anglican Church because he wanted a divorce and remarry.
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The dispute between the Roundheads and Parliamentarians causes Charles I's execution and the establishment of Parliamentarian power over that of the monarchy. The Commonwealth is formed.
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Oliver Cromwell led members of Parliament, busnessmen, Puritans, and soldiers to behead Charles I, overthrowing the monarchy.
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Cromwell rules as Lord Protector in a period of republican-style rule.
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Charles II restored to throne given that he expand Parliament's role in government.
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James II is removed from power and William and Mary become monarchs of England.
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Further limitation to monarchal power.
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Queen Anne doesn't give royal assent to a bill passed by Parliament, and King George I stops attending cabinet meetings, so people call Sir Robert Walpole "prime minister."
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Fueled by the industrial revolution, imperialism and capitalism produced wealth for the country, but poor, urbanized, working conditions for the labourers.
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300,000 more men gained suffrage, but the aristocracy continued to dominate.
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It doubled the size of the electorate to almost three million.
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House of Lords was stripped of its remaining power, completing the evolution of British parliamentary democracy.
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Trades Union Congress called for a general strike, so British workers walked off en masse.
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All men and women were enfranchised.
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Politically, Parliament had no clear majorities, and weak Conservative and Labor governments could not quell economic woes or the Nazi Germany threat.
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To guarantee all citizens at least a subsistence income, it called for a social insurance program including health, unemployment, pension, and other benefits.
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Until the mid 1970's, leaders from both parties agreed on numerous goals including full employment, social services, cooperation with labour unions, and government intervention to promote economic growth.
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A period of general agreement among the British that the government should help its less fortunate through a welfare state
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It represents three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems.
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The "Iron Lady" leads the country towards a free-market economy and rejects many collectivist policies.
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The conservative Margaret Thatcher returns privitization to Great Britain under right-wing politics
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The splintering of four politicans from the Labour Party splinter off into the SDP, the leading third party in UK politics
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A stalement between the miners' union and the Conservative government ends in the miners' capitulation
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After a general period of Conservative domination, Blair and the Labour party are elected in a landslide victory
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Terrorism is becoming an urgent issue in the UK.
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After 13 years of Labour control, the Conservatives finally take back Parliament
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The racial identity of the island is changed from that of Celtic culture to those of the Vikings from Scandanavia; a warrior culture is esablished
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Removal of formalized structure of government from Britain.
