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The act of Union is passed
Under this agreement, the scottish parliament was dissolved and some of its members joined the English and Welsh parliament in London and the former two kingdoms became one "United Kingdom of Great Britain" -
Britain starts to lose colonies
After a war Britain loses the southern half of its North American colonies giving birth to the USA -
Queen Victoria reign
Queen Victoria Reigned from 1837 to 1901. During her reign, although the modern powerlessness monarch was confirmed, she her self became increasingly popular symbol of britains succes in the world. -
The British empire reached its greatest extent
The British empire reached its greatest in 1919. By this time however, it was already becomming less of an empire and more of a confederation. -
The worlds great powers are now he US and USSR
Through the 50´s it was generally understood that a conference of the worlds great powers involved the US, the Soviet Union and Britain -
The Cuban missile crisis
The Cuban Missile crisis, one of the greatest threads to global peace in thge twentieth century was ressolved without reference to britain. -
The London bombings
The London bombings were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks in central London which targeted civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. -
End of Harry Potter
The last movie of the Harry Potter series was released in London.
