the british history
- the glorious revolution 1700- 1900 century and the industrial revolution:
the Tudor dynasty.
the victory age and the British empire
1900 century
henry 8 he is famous for: 6 wives, the
breach with Rome and the catholic church
he established, the church of England (angelic church)
in 1534 with the act of supremacy.
the king queen became head of the church.
Elizabeth 1: she was the daughter of Henry 8
and Anne Boleyn
England became very powerful
a civil wars between the parliamentarians and
the royalists 1642-1649.
the king was defeated by Oliver Cromwell the
leader of the parliamentarians.
England became a republic from 1649 to 1660.
from manual work to manufacturing industry
and machinery.
Britain changed from an agricultural society
into an industrial society.
many new ideas and inventions: steam engine, spinning, train
but unemployment, poverty, terrible working conditions.
queen Victoria reign lasted from 1837 to 1901
great social economical and technology
progress.
she was the head of the British empire
the largest empire in history it
include Australia,Canada, Singapore, India, South Africa.
after the 2nd world war most of the territories
became independent and later joined the commonwealth
voluntary association of 53 counties that were part of the E empire and that promotes human rights and democracy.
the 20th century
the 1th world war 1914-1918
great Britain , France , Italy the usa against Austria,Germany, Bulgaria, turkey
1970s crisis (unemployment) many factories
closed down)
the 2th world war 1939- 1945
france, great Britain, the usa, the soviet union against Germany, Italy, Japan
Margaret thatcher became prime minister and
reversed the uk' s economic decline.
now: 1997: Tony Blair,(Labour Party), 2007: Gordon Brown(Labour Party). 2010: David Cameron(conservative party)2016: Theresa may (Conservative party)