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| A pivotal naval battle 10/21/1805 confirming British naval supremacy when a British fleet defeated an allied French and Spanish fleet. |
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| English radical (later more so conservative) during 18th century that fought for parliamentary reform and the right of voters to determine their representatives. |
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| A failed strike of almost 1.75 workers in May of 1926 to prevent wafe reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners. |
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| literary figure and served in government for three decades, twice as prime minister, who created the modern Conservative Party |
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| (1832) granted new seats in the house of commons, took seats from "rotten boroughs," increased number of voters, and disenfranchised women. |
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| social movement in early 1800s of british textile workers who actively protested against the changes that incurred due to the industrial revolution. |
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| (may 1951) exhibition and market in london to produce a sense of recovery and progress and push them to rebuild towns post-war |
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| A whig and also basically first prime minster of Great Britain serving under George I and II calling the shots. |
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| (1857-8) revolt beginning with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of British East India Company, turned into widespread uprising against British rule in India. |
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| four bills were introduced to grant self-government to Ireland, but only the last was implemented, which resulted in the partition of Ireland. |
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| (1956) after egypt decided to nationalize the suez canal, britain france and israel attacked egypt to regain control, but was stopped. |
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