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Prehistoric Britain (5000-55 BCE)
Roman Britain
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Norman
Medieval Britain
Reformation
Age of the Empire
Modern Britain |
1901 | Queen Victoria dies ending an era that spanned over half a century |
| 1902 | The Bohr War ends with British victory over Dutch settlers in South Africa | |
| 1914 | Start of the First World War | |
| 1918 | Great Britain defeats Germany | |
| 1920 | The Republic of Ireland gains independence | |
| 1939 | Start of WWII | |
| 1947 | Indian and Pakistan gain independence | |
| 1948 | Start of National Health Service | |
| 1972 | Britain imposes direct rule on Northern Ireland | |
| 1982 | The Falklands War begins between Britain and Argentina | |
| 1994 | Construction of the Channel Tunnel "Chunnel" between England and France completed | |
| 1999 | The death penalty was formally abolished in the United Kingdom | |
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