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United Kingdom Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

This timeline game is a fun way to test your knowledge of historical events related to the United Kingdom.

  • Players must place events in their correct chronological order
  • Test your understanding of key moments in UK history
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  • 14 October 1066: Battle of Hastings
  • 15 June 1215: Magna Carta signed by King John at Runnymede
  • 1665-1666: The Great Plague of London
  • 2-6 September 1666: The Great Fire of London
  • 1 May 1707: Act of Union between England and Scotland
  • late 18th century: Industrial Revolution begins in Britain
  • 21 October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar
  • late 19th century: The British Empire reaches its peak
  • 28 July 1914: First World War begins
  • 6 February 1918: Women in Britain granted the right to vote
  • late 1920s to 1930s: Great Depression in Britain
  • 1 September 1939: Second World War begins
  • 8 May 1945: End of World War II in Europe
  • 15 August 1947: Britain grants independence to India and Pakistan
  • 2 June 1953: The Queen's Coronation
  • 1 January 1973: Britain joins the European Economic Community (EEC)
  • 2 April - 14 June 1982: Falklands War with Argentina
  • 10 April 1998: Good Friday Agreement signed in Northern Ireland
  • 7 July 2005: London bombings
  • 23 June 2016: Brexit referendum

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