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The Georgians

The Stuart King James I became very unpopular and people didn't want England to
be Catholic anymore. Parliament offered
the throne to a man called William of Orange who lived in Holland.

The Last Stuarts 1689 - 1714
1689	Parliament passes a law which says that Catholics cannot rule. Parliament offers the English throne to the Protestant William and Mary who come from Holland with an army. There is no fighting. William and Mary are welcomed in to the country. King James runs away to France.
1694	The Bank of England starts.
1702	William dies and Anne (who was James' daughter) becomes Queen.
1707	The Act of Union is passed. This means that England and Scotland joined together to become Great Britain. The Union Jack becomes Britain's flag.
1714	Queen Anne dies.

Queen Anne had 17 children but they all died before she did this meant
that there are no heirs to the throne.

Parliament offered it to Anne's nearest relative who was George of Hanover (Germany).
He became King George I.

The Georgians, 1714 - 1837
1714	George of Hanover becomes King George I.
1715	The 1st Jacobite rebellion tries to put the Stuarts back on the throne. Their army is defeated in Scotland.
1721	Sir Robert Walpole becomes Britain's first Prime Minister.
1727	George I dies and his son becomes King George II.
1740	Steel making is discovered.
1745	The second Jacobite rebellion starts.
1746	The Jacobites are defeated at the battle of Culloden. Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) flees to France.
1753	The British Museum opens.
1755	The British start a seven year war against the French. The French lose lots of their foreign lands to the British.
1757	The British (who are led by Clive of India) defeat the French and Indian armies at Plassey. This means The East India Company can run India for the British. The first canal in Britain opens.
1760	George II dies and his son becomes King George III.
1768	Captain Cook sails for Australia.
1772	Slavery becomes illegal in Britain.
1775	The American War of Independence starts against Britain.
1776	America declares independence from Britain.
1780	The Industrial Revolution begins.
1783	American War of Independence with Britain ends. The first steam powered cotton mill opens.
1788	The first convict ships are sent to Australia.
1789	The French Revolution begins.
1796	A vaccination against small pox is discovered by Edward Jenner.
1799	The French Revolution ends with Napoleon Bonapart in charge of the country.
1801	Ireland becomes part of Great Britain. The first census puts the population of Britain at eight million.
1803	War between France and Britain begins.
1804	Richard Trevithick built the first steam train.
1805	Lord Nelson defeats the French at the Battle of Trafalgar.
1807	The British abolish the slave trade.
1811	King George III is declared insane. The country is run by Parliament and his son.
1815	The Duke of Wellington defeats the French at the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon surrenders to the British.
1820	George III dies and his son becomes King George IV.
1825	The World's first passanger railway opens between Stockton and Darlington.
1829	Robert Peel starts the first police force in London.
1830	William IV becomes King.
1837	William dies and the 18 year old Victoria becomes Queen.