literature

2.  Claims on 20 Jan 1936, after GeorgeV
 First monarch to fly an aircraft
 Interfered governmental affairs
 Was not trusted by the government
 Assasination attempt by an Irish – Bannigan
 Informed MI5 that foreign powers made him
 Never found out
 Abdicated for his love on 11 Dec 1936 (a
divorced woman)
 BBC

3.  Last Emperor of India
 Empire dissolves, Commonwealth rises
 Irish Free State excluded his name from Irish
Constitution
 39-45 WWII (Start : Invasion of Poland, End
: Capture of Berlin)
 Wars : Nazi Germany (Britain declares), Italy,
Japan
 42 – National Health Service

4.  47 – India  independent
 48 – Britain hosts olympic games

5.  56  Anglo-French invasion of Egypt
 Withdrawal due to international pressure
 69  Concorde – first supersonic aircraft
(2179 km/h)
 79  Conservative MargaretTatcher (First
woman prime minister)
 81  Prince Charles marries Diana
 89  SirTim Berners-Lee WWW, HTML

6.  94 The ChannelTunnel – Paris to London
 First link between Europe and London since
the Ice Age
 97  Hong-Kong back to China
 2011  PrinceWilliam marries Kate
Middleton
 2012  Olympics in London