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  2. Timeline of English history - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Flodden Field: Invading England, King James IV of Scotland and thousands of other Scots were killed in a defeat at the hands of the English. 1516 18 February Mary I, the future queen of England (r. 1553-1558), is born to parents Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. 1521: Lutheran writings begin to circulate in England. 1527 21 May

  3. Timeline of British history - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Timeline of the 18th century - Wikipedia

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    1773–1775: Pugachev's Rebellion, the largest peasant revolt in Russian history. 1773: East India Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle opium into China. 1773: 16 December, the Boston Tea Party. 1775: John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his second voyage (1772–1775).

  5. History of England - Wikipedia

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    England has been continuously inhabited since the last Ice Age ended around 9000 BC, the beginning of the Middle Stone Age, or Mesolithic era. Rising sea-levels cut off Britain from the continent for the last time around 6500 BC.

  6. 1750 in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    11 April – Jack Slack (a butcher of Norwich) defeats Jack Broughton to become bare-knuckle boxing Champion of England; 24 June – Iron Act, passed by Parliament, comes into effect, restricting manufacture of iron products in the American colonies. [2] 5 October – Treaty of Madrid, a commercial treaty with Spain, is signed. [4]

  7. Timeline of London - Wikipedia

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    England's first chocolate house opens in London, [106] together with the Rainbow Coffee House, the city's second such establishment; while tobacconist and coffee house owner Thomas Garway in Exchange Alley is the first person to introduce tea in England. [107] [108] 1658 10 March: New London, Connecticut is named.

  8. Timeline of British history (1700–1799) - Wikipedia

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    For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. See also: Timeline of British history (1800–1899) and Timeline of British history (1900–1929) This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1700 AD until 1799 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles. United Kingdom 1700s 1700 ...

  9. List of revolutions and rebellions - Wikipedia

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    This was a rebellion in England led by Wat Tyler and John Ball, in which peasants demanded an end to serfdom. England Rebels led by Wat Tyler: Wat Tyler killed, revolt suppressed 1382 Harelle: Rouen, Paris: Guild members of Rouen Revolt leaders killed. City rights revoked c. 1387 Isfahan revolt Isfahan: Local rebels Revolt violently repressed ...