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The Glorious Revolution
This revolution, also called the Bloodless Revolution, happened between 1688 and 1689 for different reasons, both political and religious. The then daughter of King James II replaced her father on the throne with her Dutch husband, William of Orange. This event changed the way of seeing politics in England, given that it was the beginning of democratic politics, giving Parliament more power over the Crown. (https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/glorious-revolution) -
James II and William of Orange
In this year, the defeat of James II by William of Orange, produced strong effects in the Irish population. Since the majority of the population was Protestant, Catholics suffered strong prohibitions, such as voting, giving their opinion, being part of parliament, and they were even unable to study. As well as this, there was a law that allowed anyone who became a Protestant to take everything they wanted from their Catholic parents or relatives. -
Bank of England.
A group of financiers creates the Bank of England. Those who had the authorization of the government to create and print bank notes and promissory notes (today known as cheques) as a payment system. Something that was already done during the period of Henry I and even today. -
Queen Anne and King George I
King George I, a Protestant from Hanover, takes the throne after the death of Reyna Anne, the last of the Stuarts. However, the new king had a rebellion as soon as he assumed, since a group called Jacobites, formed by James III had and together with a group of Tories, claimed the throne. -
James III and the Jacobites
The Jacobites' rebellion formed by James III and the Tories is heavily defeated by King George I's army at the Battle of Sheriffmuir.(https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/The-Battle-of-Sheriffmuir/) -
Robert Walpole and the Crown
Robert Walpole was a British Whig statesman who created the idea of forming a cabinet, which consisted of a group of government ministers working and making decisions together, in order to keep the Crown under the control of Parliament and within certain limits. On the condition that, if a minister did not agree with the cabinet's decisions, he should resign his post.(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/walpole_robert.shtml) -
France made an alliance with Spain
When France made the alliance with Spain, Lord Chatham, who was a British Whig statesman at the time, decided to increase the power of the British force for fear of losing territory or power in trading posts. As well as, he decided to take all possible control at the trading posts of France, which later became a conflict. -
Bonny Prince Charlie
Prince Charles Edward Stuart of Scotland, like James III, was the second Jacobite to attempt to take the throne of George I. He, along with a group of Highlanders and clan chiefs, started a revolution, attacked and defeated an English army by surprise in Edinburgh. -
Bonny Prince Charlie was defeated.
Prince Charles Stuart and his group of Highlanders are defeated by the British army at the Battle of Culloden. King George's army had no mercy and annihilated them in a very cruel way when they returned to Scotland, a year after they started a revolution and tried to take his throne. -
The Seven Years´ War
The Seven Years' War involved overseas colonial struggles between Britain and France, a fight that was to take control of North America and India. Which later became a conflict of several nations. For while the French, British, and Spanish fought for colonies in the New World, Prussia faced Austria, France, Russia, and Sweden. (https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war) -
Britain defeated France in Canada and India
The British navy defeated the French navy in Canada and took Quebec, as well as Montreal a year later. This allowed Britain free trade in its products in Canada and India, after defeating the French armies in Bengal and Madras. -
King George III assumes the throne.
George III, unlike Lord Chatham, did not want to continue with extensive expenses in wars, since this would not allow him to form a more active part in the government, just as he wanted. In addition to having the possibility of choosing their own ministers and not the aristocrats proposed by parliament. -
King George III made peace with France.
King George decided to make peace with France to leave the costly war and dedicate himself to the economic growth of his country. This peace gave Britain a quick boost to its international trade. Since it could use the trade routes without the opposition of France to export its products and travel freely to its colonies. -
John Wilkes
John Wilkes was a London radical who favored revolutionary changes in the political structure of England. John was against King George III and his style of government, whom he attacked with his opinion through prints in his newspaper, The North Briton, to the point that he was arrested and brought to trial. However, he won that judgment and made it an example of individual freedom for the English population, showing the British Parliament also that they did not represent the ordinary population. -
British government and its colonies in America.
In this year, the conflict over taxes and negotiations began between the colonies in the United States and the British government. Since the colonists claimed that the rulers of Britain treated them as mere subjects and did not allow them to participate or express an opinion in their political agreements and decisions. -
Orange Lodges
The strong and strict laws established in the William Of Orange period in 1960 against Catholics were removed. Which gave relief to the Catholic population. However, the Protestants formed a group called "Orange Lodges" to fight against any freedom of Catholics in order to continue with the Protestant religion. -
The Boston Teaparty
This event called Boston Tea Party, is due to the event carried out by the colonists in Boston, who threw boxes of tea into the sea as a claim not to pay the taxes established by the British government. This fact angered Britain, who took it as a revolution and decided to confront them by force. Act that later unleashed the start of the war of independence. -
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The War in America
The colonists' war against the British government lasted eight years. It was a war over taxes, territory, and the British government's lack of political respect for the colonists. A war that in the end only favored the colonists. Since the British government decided to cede its territory in the United States to the colonists, staying only with Canada. A decision in which many British politicians took part supporting the colonists, politicians whom the British government called radicals. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war of independence between the colonists and the British government, which formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory. A war in which the British army had no mercy or respect against the colonists and their lack of skill in battle. (https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris) -
Britain and Ireland - Act of Union
In 1801 the British and Irish Parliament approved the union and Great Britain joins Ireland to increase its control. On the condition that King George III allowed Catholics the same freedoms and rights as that of Protestants. A promise that after the union was not carried out, given that King George III was strongly influenced and supported by Irish Protestants and the Tories who did not allow that to happen. (http://www.victorianweb.org/history/ireland1.html)
