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Magna Carta "Great Charter", attempts to limit the abusal of power by the king by implementing a fedual system
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Reformation occured. Church of England established.
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doctrine gives the gov't control of foreign trade.(tariffs, bans, wages, etc.)
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Common Wealth established, monarchy abolished, major step in Enlgish Democracy, also gave American colonies a taste of life independent of royal rule
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King Charles I beheaded ends monarchy
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the overthrow of King James the II
also known as the Revolution of 1688 -
settle the succession of the english throne.
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Male property owners allowed to vote
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Male household heads allowed to vote
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Gave healthcare and unemployment
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wanted to prevent wage reduction. Martial law was enaced-military rule
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This Document declares the United Kingdom and its imperial nations equal in status in all matters. This replaced the principle of a hierachial relationship. Important step towards independance for many countries, such as Austria.
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New york stock exchange crashed, economic slump hit Britain
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Austria adopted an Act of the British Parliament which set out as law the independence of many governments, thus becoming Dominions, instead of colonies, under the British commonwealth.
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Communist electoral victories during the cold war worries the United Kingdom.
Classical Social Democracy -
The Treaty of Brussels was signed, providing for economic, social and cultural collaboration and collective self defiance.
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The 1979 Election was one of the most famous in history as Britain elected its first woman Prime Minister in Margaret Thatcher.
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Delivering his first Budget, the Chancellor Gordon Brown told MPs he had identified the UK's four key economic problems: "instability, under-investment, unemployment, and waste of talent".
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Threat level reached a high of "critical" after a series of suspected terrorist attacks.
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The conservative party won an election that ended the Labour Party's 13 year hold. David Cameron becomes the new Prime minister.
