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CE 2011 - Prince William marries Catherine Middleton.
CE 2003 - The Iraq War occurs.
CE 1997 - Princess Diana dies in a car crash.
CE 1991 - The United Kingdom joins the United States in the Gulf War.
CE 1982 - The Falklands War occurs.
CE 1981 - Prince Charles marries Lady Diana.
CE 1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
CE 1952 - Elizabeth II is crowned queen.
CE 1945 - World War II ends.
CE 1940 - The United Kingdom is bombed by the Germans
CE 1939 - World War II begins.
CE 1928 - Women gain equal rights to vote.
CE 1921 - Ireland is granted independence.
CE 1918 - World War I ends.
CE 1914 - World War I begins.
CE 1854 - The Crimean War is fought against Russia.
CE 1837 - Queen Victoria is crowned queen. The Victorian Era begins.
CE 1805 - The British fleet defeats Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar.
CE 1801 - The British and Irish parliaments are joined by the Act of Union
CE 1776 - The American colonies declare their independence from Britain.
CE 1770s - The Industrial Revolution begins in England.
CE 1756 - The Seven Year's War begins.
CE 1707 - England and Scotland are united as one country called Great Britain.
CE 1689 - The English Bill of Rights is established giving more power to the parliament.
CE 1666 - The Great Fire of London destroys much of the city.
CE 1620 - The Pilgrims set sail for America aboard the Mayflower.
CE 1605 - Guy Fawkes fails in his attempt to blow up Parliament.
CE 1602 - James I becomes king and rules over England and Scotland. He is the first of the Stuart CE family to rule.
CE 1600 - The East India Company is established.
CE 1591 - William Shakespeare begins writing and performing plays.
CE 1588 - The English fleet led by Sir Francis Drake defeats the Spanish Armada.
CE 1580 - Explorer Sir Francis Drake completes his journey around the globe.
CE 1558 - Elizabeth I becomes Queen. The Elizabethan Era begins.
CE 1536 - England and Wales are joined by the Act of Union.
CE 1534 - Henry VIII forms the Church of England.
CE 1508 - Henry VIII is crowned king.
CE 1485 - The War of the Roses ends
CE 1455 - The War of the Roses begins
CE 1453 - The Hundred Years' War comes to an end.
CE 1415 - The English defeat the French
CE 1349 - The Black Death hits England
CE 1337 - The Hundred Years' War with France begins.
CE 1297 - William Wallace leads the Scotts in their defeat of the English
CE 1215 - King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta.
CE 1170 - Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is put to death
CE 1154 - Henry II becomes king.
CE 1078 - William begins the construction of the Tower of London.
CE 1066 - The Norman Conquest occurs.
CE 1016 - The Danish conquer England
CE 926 - The Saxons defeat the Vikings
CE 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of the Wessex.
CE 866 - The Vikings invade Britain
CE 802 - The kingdom of Wessex
CE 793 - The Vikings farrive.
CE 617 - The kingdom of Northumbria is established
CE 597 - Christianity is introduced by Saint Augustine.
CE 450 - The Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain
CE 410 - The last of the Romans leave Britain.
CE 122 - Construction of Hadrian's Wall.
CE 50 - The city of Londinium
CE 43 - Britannia a Roman province.
BCE 55 - Roman leader Julius Caesar invades Britain
BCE600 - The Celtic peoples begin to arrive
BCE 2200 - The construction of Stonehenge
BCE 6000 - The British Isles are formed separating them from mainland Europe.
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CE 2011 - Prince William marries Catherine Middleton.

CE 2003 - The Iraq War occurs.

CE 1997 - Princess Diana dies in a car crash.

CE 1991 - The United Kingdom joins the United States in the Gulf War.

CE 1982 - The Falklands War occurs.

CE 1981 - Prince Charles marries Lady Diana.

CE 1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.

CE 1952 - Elizabeth II is crowned queen.

CE 1945 - World War II ends.

CE 1940 - The United Kingdom is bombed by the Germans

CE 1939 - World War II begins.

CE 1928 - Women gain equal rights to vote.

CE 1921 - Ireland is granted independence.

CE 1918 - World War I ends.

CE 1914 - World War I begins.

CE 1854 - The Crimean War is fought against Russia.

CE 1837 - Queen Victoria is crowned queen. The Victorian Era begins.

CE 1805 - The British fleet defeats Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar.

CE 1801 - The British and Irish parliaments are joined by the Act of Union

CE 1776 - The American colonies declare their independence from Britain.

CE 1770s - The Industrial Revolution begins in England.

CE 1756 - The Seven Year's War begins.

CE 1707 - England and Scotland are united as one country called Great Britain.

CE 1689 - The English Bill of Rights is established giving more power to the parliament.

CE 1666 - The Great Fire of London destroys much of the city.

CE 1620 - The Pilgrims set sail for America aboard the Mayflower.

CE 1605 - Guy Fawkes fails in his attempt to blow up Parliament.

CE 1602 - James I becomes king and rules over England and Scotland. He is the first of the Stuart CE family to rule.

CE 1600 - The East India Company is established.

CE 1591 - William Shakespeare begins writing and performing plays.

CE 1588 - The English fleet led by Sir Francis Drake defeats the Spanish Armada.

CE 1580 - Explorer Sir Francis Drake completes his journey around the globe.

CE 1558 - Elizabeth I becomes Queen. The Elizabethan Era begins.

CE 1536 - England and Wales are joined by the Act of Union.

CE 1534 - Henry VIII forms the Church of England.

CE 1508 - Henry VIII is crowned king.

CE 1485 - The War of the Roses ends

CE 1455 - The War of the Roses begins

CE 1453 - The Hundred Years' War comes to an end.

CE 1415 - The English defeat the French

CE 1349 - The Black Death hits England

CE 1337 - The Hundred Years' War with France begins.

CE 1297 - William Wallace leads the Scotts in their defeat of the English

CE 1215 - King John is forced to sign the Magna Carta.

CE 1170 - Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is put to death

CE 1154 - Henry II becomes king.

CE 1078 - William begins the construction of the Tower of London.

CE 1066 - The Norman Conquest occurs.

CE 1016 - The Danish conquer England

CE 926 - The Saxons defeat the Vikings

CE 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of the Wessex.

CE 866 - The Vikings invade Britain

CE 802 - The kingdom of Wessex

CE 793 - The Vikings farrive.

CE 617 - The kingdom of Northumbria is established

CE 597 - Christianity is introduced by Saint Augustine.

CE 450 - The Anglo-Saxons settle in Britain

CE 410 - The last of the Romans leave Britain.

CE 122 - Construction of Hadrian's Wall.

CE 50 - The city of Londinium

CE 43 - Britannia a Roman province.

BCE 55 - Roman leader Julius Caesar invades Britain

BCE600 - The Celtic peoples begin to arrive

BCE 2200 - The construction of Stonehenge

BCE 6000 - The British Isles are formed separating them from mainland Europe.

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