History,Key Figures, Holidays in UK

Magna Carta

Limited the king's power and established basic rights for the people.

Act for the Government of Wales

United England and Wales under King Henry VII in the 1500s.

Habeas Corpus Act

Prevented unlawful imprisonment, enacted in 1679.

Bill of Rights

Confirmed Parliament's rights and limited the king's power in 1689.

Act of Union

United England and Scotland, forming the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.

Reform Act

Ended corrupt voting districts and increased male voters in 1832.

Emancipation Act

Abolished slavery in the British Empire in 1833, aided by William Wilberforce and Quakers.

Women's Suffrage

Granted women the right to vote in 1918 (30+) and 1928 (21).

Home Rule

Proposed self-government for Ireland while remaining part of the UK in 1913.

1921 Peace Treaty

Split Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State.

Battle of Hastings

William of Normandy conquered England in 1066.

Battle of Bannockburn

Scottish King Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1314.

War of the Roses

Civil war between Lancaster and York from 1455-1485, ending with Henry VII.

Spanish Armada

Defeated by Queen Elizabeth I in 1588.

English Civil War

Began in 1640 between Parliament and King Charles I.

American Independence

Colonies declared independence in 1776 over taxation.

Battle of Trafalgar

British victory over French and Spanish fleets in 1805.

Battle of Waterloo

Lord Wellington defeated Napoleon in 1815.

Boer War

Conflict in South Africa from 1889-1902.

Battle of the Somme

British forces suffered heavy casualties in 1916 during WWI.

Sir Robert Walpole

First Prime Minister of Britain (1721-1742).

Oliver Cromwell

Lord Protector of Britain during the 1640s-1650s.

King Alfred the Great

United Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and defeated Vikings.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Notable engineer known for bridges and ships.

Dylan Thomas

Welsh poet known for "Under Milk Wood."

Robert Burns

Scottish poet known for "Auld Lang Syne."

Richard Arkwright

Factory owner during the Industrial Revolution.

Florence Nightingale

Founder of modern nursing.

Emmeline Pankhurst

Leader of the women's suffrage movement.

Alexander Fleming

Discovered penicillin in 1928.

Romans

Ruled Britain from 43-410 AD, built Hadrian's Wall.

Middle Ages

Period of constant war from 1066-1485.

Elizabethan Period

Known for patriotism and rich poetry in the 1500s.

The Enlightenment

Development of new ideas in the 1700s.

Industrial Revolution

Major industrial growth from mid-1700s to 1800s.

Victorian Age

Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901) marked by empire expansion and social reform.