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The King was no longer an absolute monarch and the Great Council was created (the equivalent of the current House of Lords).
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The Catholics and Protestants split and the Church of England was formed.
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Relations with the thirteen colonies became strained due to American citizens wantning more rights.
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Civil war was coupled with Restoration. Charles I was also beheaded.
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During this time, it became mandatory that the King had to be anglican and accountable to Parliament.
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The act went into practice and succession procedures were regularized.
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The act was not extensive and only 300,000 more men got the vote.
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The Second act doubled the size of the electorate, improving the democracy, and political parties were formed.
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The democracy was further improved due to stripping the House of Lords of its power.
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The Trade Union Congress called for a general strike and masses of people left work.
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The Great Depression hit Great Britain very hard and no party had a majority in Parliament. Also the Conservative and Labour governments successed.
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The report called for a social insurance program for every citizen.
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The govenement and the people were in favor of welfare and a mixed economy.
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The National Health Service was created. It is abbreviated by the letters NHS and operates through use of a taxation system.
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There was a slight decrease in the interventionist state and Thatcher was elected.
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Tony Blair was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Also support for the Labour party increased and it gained a greater majority.
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Tony Blair resigned from the position of Prime Minister and was replaced by Gordon Brown.
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David Cameron fell short in votes so a "hung parliament" resulted with no majority. However, Queen Elizabeth II asked Cameron to become the Prime Minister.
