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Sep 26, 1215
Magna Carta
First document in GB to limit power of the monarch and imcrease the power of the Parliment -
Period: Sep 26, 1532 to Sep 26, 1536
English Reformation
Creation of Church of England, put monarch in charge of the church. Gave the monarch a bit more power -
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Imperialism and Colonialism
Expansion of the British Empire -
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English Civil War and Restoration
King overthrown and actual Parliament put in place. Oliver Cromwell leader of the rebels. Limited power of the monarch. -
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Glorious Revolution
King James replaced by King William and Queen Mary. Reduction of power of the monarch. -
Act of Settlement
1701 to early 1700's. Act of settlement, first PM, and regulation of the succession of the monarchs -
Great Reform Act
Expansion of sufferage, beginning of new political parties. -
Second Reform Act
aka the Representation of the People Act, expanded suffrage, doubling the amount voters -
Parliament Act
Reform of the House of Lords, strips it of its actual power. -
General Strike from the Trade's Union Congress.
Usuccessful attempt by the TUC to get Parliament to improve wages and conditions for coal miners. -
Great Depression and the General Election of 1929
Economic depression and high unemployments rates were the hot topics of the 1929 election. The election produces a hung parliament and Conservatives concede power to the Labour Party. -
Beveridge Report
Social insurance program for all -
Collectivist Consensus
All parties agree on interventionist state. Lasts until the 1980's -
National Health Service and Nationality Act
Health service for everybody! -
Conservatives win election
Margaret Thatcher leads the Conservative party through 11 years of conservative reign -
Hello Prime Minister Blair
Tony Blair and the Labour Party wins the General Election, successfully ending 18 years of Conservative rule; the beginning of the "Third Way" -
Good-bye Prime Minister Blair
Tony Blair resigns from office; admits to his people of his mistakes concerning the Iraq war -
A Sense of Unity
The beginning of a coalition government between Conservatives and Liberals; David Cameron becomes Prime Minister
