1894 - 1919 (24 years)
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Date |
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| 1 | 1894 | - 2 Aug 1894—2 Aug 1894: Death duties first introduced in Britain
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| 2 | 1900 | - 1900—1900: School leaving age in Britain raised to 14 years
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| 3 | 1901 | - 22 Jan 1901—22 Jan 1901: Queen Victoria dies - Edward VII king
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| 4 | 1902 | - 1902—1902: Balfour's Education Act provides for secondary education
- 9 Aug 1902—9 Aug 1902: Coronation of Edward VII
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| 5 | 1906 | - 1906—1906: Introduction of free school meals for poor children
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| 6 | 1909 | - 1 Jan 1909—1 Jan 1909: Old Age Pensions Act came into force
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| 7 | 1910 | - 1910—1910: Constitutional crisis in Britain
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| 8 | 1911 | - 2 Apr 1911—2 Apr 1911: Census: Population - England and Wales: 36 Million; Scotland: 4.6 Million; N Ireland: 1.25 Million
- 22 Jun 1911—22 Jun 1911: Coronation of George V
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| 9 | 1912 | - 1912—1912: Britain nationalises the telephone system
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| 10 | 1913 | - 1913—1913: Suffragette demonstrations in London - Mrs Pankhurst imprisoned
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| 11 | 1914 | - 4 Aug 1914—4 Aug 1914: Britain declares war on Germany, citing Belgian neutrality as reason
- Oct 1914—Oct 1914: Battle of Ypres - beginning of trench warfare on western front
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| 12 | 1915 | - 1915—1915: First automatic telephone exchange in Britain
- 16 May 1915—16 May 1915: First meeting of a British WI took place in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey
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| 13 | 1916 | - 1916—1916: Compulsory military service introduced in Britain
- 21 May 1916—21 May 1916: First use of Daylight Saving Time in UK
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| 14 | 1918 | - 1918—1918: Vote for women over 30, men over 21 (except peers, lunatics and felons)
- 8 Mar 1918—8 Mar 1918: Start of world-wide 'flu pandemic
- 11 Nov 1918—11 Nov 1918: Armistice signed
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| 15 | 1919 | - 1919—1919: Britain adopts a 48-hour working week
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