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The Act of Union was passed. The Scottish parliament was dissolved and some of its members joined the English and Welsh parliament in London
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The last ocassion on which a British monarch refuses to accept a bill passed by Parliament
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The Whigs took full control of the government in 1715
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a new Tory party would rise to establish a hold on government between 1783
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Separate Irish parliament is closed and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is formed.
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The TUC (Trades Union Congress) is formed.
TUC is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions. -
Right to vote for women
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The first Gulf war began against dictator Saddam Hussein
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Second (Persian) Gulf War may also refer to: 2003 invasion of Iraq (March 2003 to May 2003), the initial invasion at the start of the Iraq
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British troops leave Nothern Ireland
