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| 1 | 1534 | - 1534—1534: The English Reformation
King Henry VIII passed the Act of Supremacy, breaking ties with the Pope in Rome and establishing the Church of England, cementing the monarch as its Supreme Head.
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| 2 | 1642 | - 1642—1651: The English Civil War
Tensions between King Charles I and Parliament triggered a brutal civil war. The conflict resulted in the execution of the king in 1649 and a brief period without a monarchy, replaced by the republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
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| 3 | 1645 | - 1645—1645: RiCornish Royalist leader Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet makes Launceston his base
He stations Cornish troops along the River Tamar and issues them with instructions to keep "all foreign troops out of Cornwall". Grenville tries to use "Cornish particularist sentiment" to muster support for the Royalist cause and puts a plan to the Prince which would, if implemented, have created a semi-independent Cornwall.
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| 4 | 1760 | - 1 Jan 1760—1 Jan 1820: Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, sometimes called the First Industrial Revolution in contrast to the subsequent Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succeeding the Second Agricultural Revolution. Beginning in Great Britain around 1760, the Industrial Revolution had spread to continental Europe and the United States by about 1840
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| 5 | 1837 | - 1837—1901: Queen Victoria's Reign
Queen Victoria becomes queen of England, she will reign until January 22, 1901. The Victorian era starts.
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