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King John is forced to sign, thus dissolving the absolute monarchy.
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Catholics and Protestants split in the Great Schism, and King Henry VIII, unable to annul his marriage, forms his own church.
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The Brits invade the whole world, and at the peak of their empire, it was said that "the sun never set on the British empire."
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Oliver Cromwell, with his common people, overthrows Charles I but loses power when Charles II is retored in 1660, on the provision that Parliament will have more power.
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The king will henceforth be Anglican and accountable to Parliament,marking a major shift in power balance.
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The king and queen henceforth must govern according to parliament's laws and follow the procedures for succession.
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300,000 more men gained a vote, but the aristocracy remained powerful and dominant in terms of representation.
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The electorate nearly doubles to a complete size of 3 million, so the common man finally gets his say in the vote.
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The House of Lords essentially loses its power, and the gradual evolution of British parliamentary democracy is complete.
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British workers walk off the job in large numbers, which helped the Labour Party gain support.
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It crosses the pond to hit Britain hardest out of any European nation except for Germany.
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The social insurance program for all citizens to be elligible for benefits is established under Churchill's rule.
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A period of general harmony and agreement between the Labour and Conservative parties, when there was nothing to fight about, and because of steady economic growth, the people were happy, and the parties worked together.
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In a classic example of the interventionist state, Britain establishes essentially universal health care for its people.
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The "iron woman" ascends to power and lives up to her conservative label, holding steady in the face of strikes.
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Tony Blair and the Labor party win in sweeping general elections.
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Blair tumbles down the slippery slope of voter appeasement and Gordon Brown becomes Prime Minister.
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Due to widespread dissatisfaction, Brown loses power and Cameron is elected with sweeping change in the general elections.
