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Turning points in British history
Turning points in British history
A 20-part series of articles looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history
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How King John helped bring about a political miracle in medieval England
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1956: The shock of Suez
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1916: The long march to modernity
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1851: The Crystal Palace
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1832: The ‘Great’ Reform Act
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1776: The year of American independence
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1745: The Jacobite rebellion
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1662: Restoration tragedy
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1638: The Scottish Revolution
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1588: The Spanish Armada
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1534: Henry VIII declares his ‘empire’
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1483: Richard grabs the throne
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1415: The battle of Agincourt
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1381: The Peasants’ Revolt
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1348: The Black Death
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