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This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles. For narratives about this time period, see Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),
The United Kingdom was one of the victors of the Second World War, but victory was costly in social and economic terms. Thus, the late 1940s was a time of austerity and economic restraint, which gave way to prosperity in the 1950s.
The United Kingdom 1970–1990 (New Oxford History of England) (2011) excerpt and text search; online major scholarly survey; Hennessy, Peter. Never Again! Britain, 1945–1951 (1994). Hennessy, Peter. Having It So Good: Britain in the 1950s (2008). Leventhal, Fred M., ed. Twentieth-century Britain: an encyclopedia (Peter Lang Pub Inc, 2002 ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
Recent changes; Upload file; Search. Search. Appearance. ... 1950s in England (22 C, 5 P)- ... List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950;
The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750–1950, vol. 3, Social Agencies and Institutions, (1990). pp 171–242. Cherry, Stephen. Medical Services and the Hospital in Britain, 1860–1939 (1996) excerpt and text search; Howe G. M. People, Environment, Death and Disease: A Medical Geography of Britain Through the Ages (U of Wales Press, 1997).
A group of Conservative politicians publishes the tract One Nation: a Tory approach to social policy. [ 2 ] November – An attempt to hold the Second World Peace Congress at Sheffield City Hall is thwarted by the British authorities preventing many international delegates from entering the country [ 2 ] and it is relocated to Warsaw .
For narratives about this time period, see Interwar Britain, United Kingdom home front during World War II, Military History of the United Kingdom during World War II, Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),