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Invaded England. Grabs the throne in 1066.
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Crusader. King when Robin Hood lived.
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Ruled England. Protestant reformation. Had 6 wives.
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Virgin queen. One of the greatest monarch.
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Greatest English speaking writer in history. England´s national poet. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet.
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Tried to blow up James I during opening of Parlament. (the Gunpowder Plot)
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A failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of England's Parliament on 5 November 1605, when James' 9yo daughter (Elizabeth) was going to be installed as the Catholic head of state. The plot was revealed to the authorities in an anonymous letter sent to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, on 26 October 1605.
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Efforts in the Napoleon Wars.
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Createt the British Empire. The Victorian Era. Had 9 children.
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A period of mass starvation, disease and emigration.
Ca. 1 mill people died and 1 mill emigrated.
Potatos was the only crop affected.
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Prime minister of Britain during the second World War. Best known stateman of the 20th century.
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Titanic struck an iceberg at 23:40, 14th of april 1912, with an estimated 2224 people onboard. Titanic recieved six warnings of sea ice on the 14th, but was travelling near her top speed, when the iceberg was sighted. Almost all those who jumped/fell into the water died. RMS Carpathia arrived at the scene 1 1/2 hour later. The disaster caused widespread outrage over the lack of lifeboats, lax regulations, and the unequal treatment of the three passenger classes during the evacuation.
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