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Stephen Hawking dies aged 76 |
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Russian spy: Police seek to identify nerve agent source 
Map of Salisbury Wiltshire United Kingdom| Counter-terrorism officers are working to uncover the origin of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia | |
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Prince Harry is engaged to Meghan Markle |
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Parsons Green bombing, 29 injured |
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Finsbury Park Mosque: Man dies as van hits pedestrians |
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About 60 dead in Grenfell Tower blaze 
Map of Grenfell Tower West London United Kingdom London: A huge fire has raged through the night at a tower block in Latimer Road, west London, with eyewitnesses claiming people are trapped in their homes
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Tories lost its parliamentary majority in surprise election results |
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Six killed in vehicle and stabbing incidents. London
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Manchester Arena blast: 23 dead Map of Manchester Arena Manchester United Kingdom| Northern England: 50 more injured in a suspected terror attack at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. The attacker was identified by police as Salman Ramadan Abedi,[7][10] a 22-year-old British citizen ... | |
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Brexit begins: UK triggers Article 50 |
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Five dead in Westminster terror attack Map of Westminster London United Kingdom| London: At least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament. The dead officer has been named as PC Keith Palmer, 48. As the attacker dro... | |
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George Michael: Pop superstar dies at 53 |
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Brexit: UK votes to leave EU in historic referendum| London: The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years. The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985. Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and N. I... | |
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Jo Cox MP dead after shooting attack |
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11 died after single-seat jet crashes at airshow |
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Tories closing in on a majority |
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Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter |
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Storm with 106-mph gusts slams flooded Britain |
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| Dec.19 |
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Apollo Theatre roof collapses in London |
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Women 'held as slaves for 30 years' |
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Hurricane-force winds batter northern Europe |
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Duchess gives birth to son Map of Paddington London United Kingdom London: The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, Kensington Palace has announced. The baby was delivered at 16:24 BST at St Mary's Hospital
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'Barbaric' slaying may be terror attack. London
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Margaret Thatcher dead at 87. London
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Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call |
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Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games Map of Stratford United Kingdom London: The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond
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Pomp, pouring rain for Diamond Jubilee. London
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing. London
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Prince William married Catherine Middleton Map of Westminster United Kingdom London: Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honor each other
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David Cameron named UK prime minister |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal |
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Fans receive final Potter book |
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Brown: Let work of change begin |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled |
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist |
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Bombs kill 52 London: A series of 4 'callous' and coordinated bombings in transport system. Power failed on crowded underground trains
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal |
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web An English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He made a proposal for an information management system
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| Dec. 8, 1980 |
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Death of John Lennon Map of The Dakota Manhattan NY New York New York: An English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the members of the Beatles, was shot by Mark David Chapman
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| May. 3, 1979 |
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Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister London: 'Iron Lady' was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office
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| Nov. 14, 1948 |
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Prince Charles born. London
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| Jan. 10, 1946 |
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First United Nations General Assembly held in London The first session was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Westminster Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations
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Battle of Britain began Air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom and the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air ...
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| May. 10, 1940 |
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Winston Churchill becomes prime minister London: A meeting between Chamberlain, Halifax, Churchill and David Margesson, the government Chief Whip, led to the recommendation of Churchill
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| Sep. 3, 1939 |
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Britain and France declare war on Germany London: No Western power committed to launching a significant offensive, notwithstanding the terms of the Anglo-Polish and Franco-Polish military al...
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| May. 28, 1937 |
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Neville Chamberlain becomes prime minister. London
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| Dec. 10, 1936 |
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King Edward VIII of England abdicates to marry Mrs. Simpson London: He caused a constitutional crisis by proposing marriage to an American who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her...
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Queen Elizabeth II born London: Was born in the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V. Her father, Prince Albert, (later George VI), was the second son of the K...
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First woman member admitted to British House of Lords. London
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| Dec. 1, 1919 |
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Lady Astor first woman member of House of Commons. London
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| Nov. 2, 1917 |
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Balfour Declaration promises a Jewish homeland London: A letter from the UK Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Walter Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community
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Sir Roger Casement hanged. London
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| Aug. 4, 1914 |
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Britain declares war on Germany London: It was a decision that is seen as the start of World War One. Britain had given Germany an ultimatum to get out of Belgium by midnight of August...
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S.S. Titanic sank Maritime Provinces: RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocea after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage
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Entente Cordiale signed by England and France London: A series of agreements between the United Kingdom and France, marking the start of the alliance against Germany and Austria-Hungary
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| Mar. 29, 1902 |
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Sir William Walton born. Northern England
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| Jun. 12, 1897 |
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Sir Anthony Eden born. Northern England
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| Jun. 5, 1883 |
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John Maynard Keynes born |
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| Sep. 22, 1880 |
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Dame Christabel Pankhurst, suffragette, born |
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John Masefield born |
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| Nov. 30, 1874 |
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Winston Churchill born A British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955
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Charles Dickens died |
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Rudyard Kipling born. Mumbai
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| Mar. 26, 1859 |
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A.E. Houseman born |
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| Jul. 26, 1856 |
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George Bernard Shaw born. Ireland
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| Dec. 9, 1854 |
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Publication of Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade |
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| Apr. 10, 1848 |
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Chartists present Petition to Parliament |
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| Jan. 25, 1839 |
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W.H. Fox Talbot produces first photographic negative |
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Queen Victoria ascends throne. London
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| Sep. 15, 1830 |
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Manchester to Liverpool Railway opened. Northern England
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| Feb. 3, 1830 |
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Greece declared independence |
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Joseph Lister born |
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Death of George III |
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Peterloo Massacre |
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Queen Victoria born. London
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Emily Bronte born |
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George Stephenson constructs first effective steam locomotive. Northern England
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| Feb. 7, 1812 |
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Charles Dickens born
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| Feb. 12, 1809 |
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Charles Darwin born
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| Feb. 21, 1801 |
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Cardinal Newman born |
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| Feb. 5, 1788 |
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St. Robert Peel born |
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| Jun. 9, 1781 |
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George Stephenson, locomotive inventor, born |
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| Mar. 13, 1781 |
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Sir William Herschel discovers planet Uranus |
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| Aug. 12, 1774 |
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Robert Southey born |
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| Feb. 17, 1773 |
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Captain James Cook crosses the Antarctic Circle |
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| Apr. 7, 1770 |
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William Wordsworth born |
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| Apr. 29, 1769 |
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Duke of Wellington born |
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| Feb. 17, 1766 |
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Thomas Malthus born |
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| May. 16, 1763 |
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James Boswell meets Samuel Johnson |
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| Sep. 29, 1758 |
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Lord Nelson born |
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| Jun. 4, 1738 |
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George III born |
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| Apr. 27, 1737 |
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Edward Gibbon born |
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| Sep. 24, 1717 |
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Horace Walpole born |
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| Sep. 18, 1709 |
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Dr. Samuel Johnson born |
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| May. 1, 1707 |
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Union of England and Scotland as Great Britain. London
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| Jun. 17, 1703 |
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John Wesley born |
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| Mar. 11, 1702 |
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First daily paper (Courant) appears in England |
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| Jun. 12, 1701 |
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Act of Settlement of Succession to English |
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| Feb. 13, 1689 |
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William and Mary proclaimed King and Queen of England |
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| Jun. 30, 1688 |
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William of Orange invited to England |
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| May. 27, 1679 |
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Habeas Corpus Act becomes law |
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| Feb. 18, 1678 |
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Pilgrim's Progress published |
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| Aug. 10, 1675 |
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Greenwich Observatory founded. London
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| Feb. 6, 1665 |
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Queen Anne born |
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| May. 26, 1660 |
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King Charles II lands at Dover |
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| Mar. 16, 1660 |
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Long Parliament dissolved |
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| Dec. 16, 1653 |
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Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth. London
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| Jul. 2, 1644 |
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Battle of Marston Moor |
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| Nov. 3, 1640 |
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Long Parliament assembled |
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| Aug. 29, 1632 |
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John Locke born |
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| Dec. 18, 1621 |
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The Great Protestation of the House of Commons |
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| Apr. 23, 1616 |
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William Shakespeare died
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| Jul. 29, 1588 |
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Spanish Armada destroyed
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| Jul. 7, 1535 |
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Sir Thomas More executed. London
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| May. 22, 1455 |
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Battle of St. Albans begins War of Roses |
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| Sep. 30, 1399 |
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Deposition of Richard II of England |
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| Jan. 20, 1265 |
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First meeting of House of Commons |
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| Jun. 19, 1215 |
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King John seals Magna Carta. London
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| Oct. 14, 1066 |
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Battle of Hastings |
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