Thursday 4 December 2008

Royal and Political events - Martha

I have put one event from each year in bold type. These are what I think are the more important ones and should go on the main timeline.
This isnt finished yet, as you can probably tell from the empty years, but I will have it done asap.


1910- HH Asquith is prime-minister from the Liberal party.
May-King Edward VII died.
August-Florence Nightingale died.


1911-
June-King George V is crowned at Westminster.
July-Hiram Bingham Rediscovers Machu Picchu.


1912-
April-10th-Titanic sets sail from Southampton.
April-15th-Titanic sinks at 2.20am taking 1500 lives.


1913-
March-The house of Romanov celebrates its 300 anniversary of ruling Russia.
June-Suffragette Emily Davison runs out in front of the Kings horses at Epson. She died four days later.


1914-
Cyrprus is annexed by Britain after four centuries of Ottoman rule.


1915-


1916-
David Lloyd George takes over the Liberal party making him Prime-minister.
Britain introduced daylight saving time.


1917-
The Russian revolution began.
July-The British Royal family changed their surname from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor.


1918-
July-Tsarina Alexandra Feborovana died.
July-Grand Duchess Elizabeth died.


1919-
The IRA is formed in Ireland.
Jauary-Prince John Charles Francis died.


1920-


1921-
Ireland is split leaving Northan Ireland still under British rule but the rest of Ireland independant.
June-Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is born.


1922-
The conservative party win the general election making Andrew Bonar Law prime-minister.
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) begins broadcasting.


1923-
Stanley Baldwin takes over the Conservative party from Andrew Bonar Law making him prime-minister.
April-King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) were married.
June-Princess Helena Augusta Victoria died.


1924-
For a brief period Ramsay MacDonald from the Labour party became prime-minister making him the first Labour prime-minister for over 200 years.
Stanley Baldwin became prime-minister again.


1925-
November-Queen Alexandra died.






1940-
Winston Churchill takes over the Conservative party from Neville Chamberlain making him prime-minister.
September-German bombers damage Buckingham palace.


1941-
December-Prince William of Gloucester is born.


1942-
January-Prince Arthur William Patrick died.
July-Prince Michael George Charles Franklin of Kent was born.
August-Prince George Edward Alexander died.


1943-


1944-
August-Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, Duke of Gloucester was born.
October-Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria died.


1945-
Labour win the vote making Clement Attlee prime-minister.


1946-


1947-
July-Camilla Rosemary Strand was born.
August-King George VI ceases to use the title Emperor of India upon India's independence.
November-Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.


1948-
The Welfare State is officially set up. (NHS)
November-Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was born.


1949-


1950-
August-Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise was born.


1951-
Sir Winston Churchill and the Conservatives win the general election again.


1952-
February-King George VI died.


1953-
March-Queen Mary died.
June-Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II


1954-


1955-
Sir Winston Churchill retires due to ill health, leaving Sir Anthony Eden to take over as prime-minster.


Bibliography-
www.scaruffi.com/politics/british.html
www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/victorian/history/historytl.html
www.etoile.co.uk/Rtimeline.html
www.wikipedia.org

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