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Elizabeth II, (reigned 1952–2022) the longest reigning monarch in the UK history; Alfred the Great (c. 849–899) (reigned 880s–899), King of the Anglo-Saxons; Queen Anne (reigned 1702–1714), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707; Charles I (reigned 1625–1649), also King of Scotland, and Ireland
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, [22] are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies. [23] [24] [25] British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals.
The war was a "people's war" that enlarged democratic aspirations and produced promises of a postwar welfare state. [172] The media called it a "people's war"—a term that caught on and signified the popular demand for planning and an expanded welfare state. [173] The Royal family played major symbolic roles in the war.
Northern Ireland sovereignty referendum (the "Border Poll"): 98.9% of those voting in the province want Northern Ireland to remain within the UK. Turnout is 58.7%, although less than 1% for Catholics. [5] This is the first referendum on regional government in the UK. IRA bombs explode in Whitehall and the Old Bailey in London.
Engineers during World War Two test a model of a Halifax bomber in a wind tunnel, an invention that dates back to 1871.. The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including the predecessor states before the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.
There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
1 May – Liverpool win the FA Cup for the first time in their history, beating Leeds United 2–1 at Wembley Stadium. Roger Hunt and Ian St John score for Liverpool, while Billy Bremner scores the consolation goal for Leeds. [11] 3 May – Asda is formed and opens its first supermarket in Castleford, Yorkshire. [12]
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom