1542

1604

1800

1802

1918

1920

1942

1972

1974

1998

2000

2002

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Timeline of British History

Created by Aleksandar Uroševic, Q2T05, Taunusgymnasium Königstein

Events of modern time

Historical events

1542

Wales is annexed

by England

1604

King of Scotland

becomes King of

England

1801

United Kingdom

of Great Britain

and Ireland is

formed

1919 - 1921

Irish War of

Independence

1942

Beginning of the

Welfare state of

the United

Kingdom

1973

The UK joins the

EU

1998

Ireland, Scotland

and Wales are

granted with their

own law-making

institutions

2002

The UK refuses to

introduce the

Euro

2014

Referendum on

independence of

Scotland

Dez 31 2020

Great Britain

leaves the EU

(Brexit)