British history and people

population if Britain

multiracial and multicultural due to immigration from European and non European countries

Britain and London

most diverse country and city in the world

biggest stretch of land that counts of 84% of the population

England

the national census

• counts all people and household in the UK

• takes place every 10 years since 1801

• useful for tax purposes, health, housing and education

counter-urbanization

movement of people leaving the city to go and enjoy what they see as a better quality life in the country side

economic inequalities

north and south of the UK is divided

age of retirement

67

same sex marriage

legal since 2013 and 2020 in Northern Ireland

UK empire territories

asia, america, africa, 13+ British colonies in north America

1583

new colony named Newfoundland in canada

Cecil rhodes

homme d’affaire et homme politique premier ministre de la colonie du cap en Afrique du Sud

imperial century

1815-1914

independence of india

1947

London declaration

1949

commonwealth of nations

• 36 republics

• countries have their own monarchs

• 15 states recognize Charles as their king

commonwealth games

held every 4 years and is one of its flagship events

split in 2 in 1921

ireland

part of Ireland that remains part of the UK

Northern Ireland

Southern Ireland

became Republic of Ireland since 1948 and left the commonwealth in 1949

British nationality act

1948

british nationality act

automatic citizenship for people from British colonies

nottinghill riots

1958

nottinghill riots

West Indians fought with white working class

rivers of blood speech made by enoch Powell

1968

rivers of blood speech

the uk must reduce immigration to prevent a bloodbath and takeover by black immigrants

race relation act makes discrimination illegal

1965

1971

immigration act introduces strict conditions for non white immigrants

windrush scandal

British political scandal that began in 2018 concerning people who were wrongly detained, denied legal rights and wrongly deported from the UK by the Home Office

amber Rudd

Home Secretary

nigel farage

leader of Reform UK (formerly the Brexit Party) and was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2006 to 2009 and 2010 to 2016

impact of Brexit

end of freedom of movements on December 31st 2020