– Roman occupation of Britain (AD 43-410)
– Norman Conquest of England (1066)
– Magna Carta (1215)
– Tudor dynasty (1485-1603), including the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
– English Civil War (1642-1651)
– Industrial Revolution (late 18th to mid-19th century)
– Victorian era (1837-1901)
– World War I (1914-1918)
– Women’s suffrage movement and the granting of the vote to women (early 20th century)
– World War II (1939-1945)
– Decolonization and the breakup of the British Empire (1947-1983)
– Troubles in Northern Ireland (1969-1998)
– Thatcherism and the decline of traditional British industries (1980s)
– Devolution of power to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (late 1990s/early 2000s)
– Brexit and the UK’s departure from the European Union (2020)