British History

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  • The Poor Law is passed.

    People are made to pay a rate to support the poor.

  • Isaac Newton is born

  • Charles I surrenders to the Scots

    The first civil war comes to an end

  • Plague kills many people in London.

    This is the last outbreak of bubonic plague in England.

  • Queen Mary dies of smallpox aged 3

  • Isaac Newton dies

  • The Industrial Revolution begins to transform Britain

  • Britain signs a treaty

    Recognizing the independence of the American colonies

  • Gas light is invented

  • Income tax is introduced

    To pay for the war against France

  • The slave trade is abolished

  • The world's first public passenger railway

    (The Stockton and Darlington railway).

  • A new law

    Bans women and children from working more than 10 hours a day in textile factories

  • Alexander Fleming is born

  • The first electric underground trains run

  • The first old age pensions are paid

  • The BBC is founded

  • The National Health Service is founded

  • George VI dies. Elizabeth becomes queen.

  • Colour TV begins

  • Corporal punishment ends in state schools

  • The population of England reaches 52 million.

  • The Olympic Games are held in London

  • The people vote

    In a referendum to leave the EU