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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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| 6 | 1912 | - 15 Apr 1912—16 Apr 1912: Sinking Of Titanic
The Titanic ship sunk in the Atlantic after hitting an ice berg.
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| 7 | 1914 | - 28 Jul 1914—11 Nov 1918: WW1
World War 1 began in 1914.
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| 8 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—2 Sep 1945: WW2
World War 2 began in 1939 and ended in 1945.
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| 9 | 1948 | - 5 Jul 1948—1948: The National Health Service is founded
The National Health Service is founded
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| 10 | 1952 | - 1952—2022: Queen Elizabeth ii Reigns
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years, 214 days, is the longest of any British monarch, the second-longest of any sovereign state, and the longest of any queen regnant in history.
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