Important Dates


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Important Dates

1616 Shakespeare passes away
1649 Trial and execution of Charles I beginning of Commonwealth
1649-60 The Commonwealth and the Protectorate in England
1660 Restoration of Monarchy in England
1665 The Great Plague in London
1679 Habeas Corpus Act
1688 The Glorious or Bloodless Revolution in England. Despotic rule of the Stuarts ended, and the Parliamentary rule began. Establishment of parliamentary supremacy and abolition of the Divine Rights of Kings
1704 Battle of Blenheim; Marlborough and Eugene inflicted a crushing defeat on the French army
1707 Union of England and Scotland
1763 Treaty of Paris; It ended the Seven Years' War (1756-63); weakened France, made England a great colonial power
1776 Declaration of American Independence and formation of a Federal Republic of 13 states called the United States of America (July 4)
1783 Treaty of Versailles; England recognised the independence of the United States of America
1789 George Washington elected First President of USA. Beginning of French Revolution : Fall of the Bastille Fort (July 14)
1798 Battle of the Nile; The English under Nelson gained victory over the French
1805 Battle of Trafalgar; Death of Nelson


Battle of Austerliz— Napolean Bonaparte routed a combined army of the Russians and the Austrians
1815 Battle of Waterloo — Napolean was defeated and exiled to St. Helena
Congress of Vienna, it aimed at rearranging the map of Europe; The Vienna settlement proved unsatisfactory, because it disregarded national claims
1821 Death of Napolean at St. Helena (May 5)
1827 Battle of Navatino; the allied fleets of England, Russia ond France destroyed the Turkish fleet; This victory practically secured the Independence of Greece
1832 Reforms Bill passed; French captured Antwerp
1833 Emancipation Act of 1833; It abolished slavery In the British dominions
1837 Accession of Queen Victoria to the throne of England
1839 Introduction of Penny Postage system in England by Sir Rowland Hill; Aden annexed by England
1854 The Crimean War began; Russia attacked Turkey; England and France came to the rescue of Turkey
1861 American Civil War started. Abraham Lincon elected 16th President of USA




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