The document provides a timeline of important events in British history from 1936 to 2012, including Edward VIII abdicating the throne to marry a divorced woman, World War 2, India gaining independence, technological advancements like the Concorde supersonic aircraft and the World Wide Web, and modern royal events like the marriages of Prince Charles and Prince William.

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