Timelines of British History

XX / XXI centuries

World War I1914 - 1918

General Strike1926

*This photograph taken on 10 May 1926 shows workers demonstrating and carrying banners as they march through the street during the General Strike.

The Great Depression1929 - 1932

*This photograph shows the poor in Covent Garden, London in April 1929, a few months before the Wall Street crash.

British Union Of Fascists1934

*This photograph shows Oswald Mosley at a Fascist rally in East London on 4 October 1936.

Wanted poster for Hitler4 September 1939

World War II Ultimatum Letter1939

Independence and Partition1947

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

*Coronation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, June 1953

*Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

The Beatles Arrive in the USA7 February 1964

Charles and Diana marry1981

Peace declared in Northern Ireland1998

The Belfast Agreement1998

London 7/7 terrorist attacks2005

Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton29 April 2011

2012 Summer Olympics27 July - 12 August

2012