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The Glorious Revolution
It is also known as "The 1688 Revolution," and "The Bloodless Revolution," which took place in England from 1688 to 1689. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic king James II who had been replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. -
King William III and Queen Mary II
They were invited by Parliament to take the Crown in England and assure the Protestantism. They reigned as joint regnants until Mary's death in 1694. -
Bill of Rights 1689
The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed in 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. It also declared who would inherit the Crown. -
The Bank of England is created.
It is founded by a group of financiers who lent the government money to pay for the war with France. It had the authority to raise money by printing 'bank notes'/ 'promisory notes' (Nowadays we call them cheques). -
Act of Settlement 1701
It was passed to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants only. -
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Queen Anne's Reign
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Queen Anne I.
Anne was crowned Queen of Great Britain and Ireland.
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The Kingdom of Great Britain
The Act of Union is passed, merging the Scottish and English Parliaments, thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
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George I becomes King of Great Britain.
He was the first English King of House Hannover. His reign ended when he died of a stroke in 1727. -
First Jacobite Revolt in Scotland.
The term "Jacobite" comes from the Latin version of James Jacobus. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, after James II and VII went into exile, the British Parliament declared that he had fled the English throne and offered it to his Protestant daughter Mary II and her husband William III. Jacobites argued that James was appointed King by God and could not be separated from his duty. Nevertheless, it was unsuccessful. -
The South Sea Co was founded
It offered Britain to pay off the national's debt if it was given the monopoly rights to the South Seas. Many English people who invested their savings there lost their money and their confidence . That is the reason why Walpole started to make companies responsible to the public for the money which they borrowed by the sale of shares. -
The First Prime Minister of Great Britain
Robert Walpole is assigned as the First Prime Minister of Great Britain and holds the record for longest-serving British Prime Minister in history for 20 years and 314 days.
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George II's Reign
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Britain declares war on Spain in the "War of Jenkins' Ear"
A British Captain named Jenkins, had his ear cut off by Spanish Salilors and Britain declared war in retaliation. -
Second Jacobite Revolt in Scotland.
The Stuarts tried again to rebel when James II's grandson, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, landed on the west coast of Scotland. Most of the clans came to aid the Prince and fought with him. Therefore they were defeated at Culloden by the British army. The revolt was over, and the English army behaved with brutality by murdering most clans and prohibiting them of wearing the kilts and the bagpipe. -
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War with France
France has allied itself with Britain's economic rivalry, Spain. Later, Britain took over as many of France's trading posts abroad as possible. This led to a war and Britain left Prussia to do all the fighting. As a result, Britain has won and conquered much of the French territories of India and Canada, taking over Quebec and Montreal. -
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English Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution made Britain one of the most advanced economies. Machinery was invented and it destroyed "old cottage industries" allowing to create factories. Britain also saw the sudden growth of cities due to the development of the industry. -
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George III's Reign.
He is the First King of House Hannover born in Britain. -
John Wilkes' Disagreement with Parliament
When George III made peace with France, John Wilkes printed a strong attack on his newspaper "The North Briton". Wilkes was arrested because it was a "state necessity" and he was imprisoned in the Tower in London. After that, he was released by the judge claiming that public policy is not an argument in a court of law". Wilkes became very popular as he expressed his political freedom. -
Quarrel about Taxation with Colonies in America.
Some American colonies have agreed it is not appropriate for the British to tax them without their agreement. "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION" was their motto. -
Stamp Act 1765
It was a British attempt to cover the costs of the Seven Years' War. -
The Boston Tea Party.
A group of colonists at the port of Boston threw a shipload of tea into the sea rather than pay tax on it. The British government responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American Revolution. -
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American Revolutionary War
It is also known as "American War of Independence". It resulted in the overthrown of British rule over the thirteen colonies and the establishment of the United States of America. Represents of the English government and American government signed the Treaty of Paris putting the war to an end and giving them the independence to the colonies. -
United States Declaration of Independence
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Treaty of Paris.
Represents of the English government and American government signed the Treaty of Paris in Paris officially putting the war to an end and giving the independence to the colonies. -
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French Revolution
The misery of the poor and the power of the trading classes in France contributed to the Revolution in the year mentioned.
Britain feared the spread of those ideas. Luckily for them, because of the high level control of the ruling class and Methodism, such ideas would not arrive in England. -
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
